Wake-Up Call

• Date de parution : 06/09/2006
• Editeur : Grand Central Publishing
• EAN : 9780759568327
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• Support : Livre numérique

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Kristen Breitweiser was a happy young mother and housewife leading a privileged life. Then, on the morning of September 11th, 2001, the phone rang. It was her husband, Ron, calling from his office in the second tower. />"Sweets, I'm ok. I'm ok. Don't worry. It's not my building," he... Voir plus

Kristen Breitweiser was a happy young mother and housewife leading a privileged life. Then, on the morning of September 11th, 2001, the phone rang. It was her husband, Ron, calling from his office in the second tower. />"Sweets, I'm ok. I'm ok. Don't worry. It's not my building," he said. />Kristen didn't know what he was saying. He told her to turn on the television. He continued. />"I see them. They're right there. Right across from me. And they're jumping. My God, they're jumping." />The call ended abruptly and Kristen watched with horror as the second tower exploded. A huge, brilliant, red fireball. In that frozen instant, she felt in her heart that he had been killed. />This is the deeply personal, often shocking and ultimately inspirational story of a woman left to pick up the pieces of a life shattered by terrorism. With no husband by her side or father for her child, Kristen had to find the strength within herself to embark on a journey that would lead first to the creation of the 9/11 Commission and then to her role as one of the country's most outspoken activists and critics of the current administration. />