After 9/11 (eBook)

One Girl's Journey through Darkness to a New Beginning

Helaina Hovitz (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
496 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5107-2377-1 (ISBN)

Infos

';You are a herald for your generation....Thank you for using your voice to help us make sense of that dark day, and forge a new beginning.'Hillary Rodham Clinton, in a letter to Helaina Hovitz Helaina Hovitz was twelve years old and in middle school just blocks away when the World Trade Center was attacked. Her memoir encapsulates the journey of a girl growing up with PTSD after living through the events firsthand. After 9/11 chronicles its effects on a young girl at the outset of adolescence, following her as she spirals into addiction and rebellion, through loss, chaos, and confusion.The events of 9/11 were a very real part of Helaina's life and are still vivid in her memory today. Hundreds were stranded in the neighborhood, including Helaina, without phones or electricity or anyone to help. Fear and despair took over her life. It would take Helaina more than a decade to overcome the PTSD and subsequent alcohol addiction that went misdiagnosed and mistreated. In many ways, After 9/11 is the story of a generation growing up in the aftermath of America's darkest day and for one young woman, it is the story of a survivor who, after witnessing the end, got to make a new beginning. This new trade paperback edition includes tips on how to cope with trauma, an FAQ section, and a guide to discussing 9/11 with children. ';Inspirational, courageous and beautifully told. After 9/11 is a testament to the resiliency of the human spirit.' Cathy Free, correspondent, PEOPLE magazine';Helaina Hovitz's engrossing narrative begins in the shadow of the twin towers with her as a backpack-toting twelve-year-old and plays out over the next fifteen years in dramatic - and sometimes distressing - detail. This impressive debut is both deeply evocative and intensely personal.' Peter Canby, Senior Editor, The New Yorker';A moving and remarkable testament to a time that changed our country, told beautifully by a young woman who never gave up hope that she could reclaim her life, no matter how grim things looked.' Sean Elder, contributor, Newsweek

Autor

Helaina Hovitz is a journalist and editor, specializing in positive and inspiring stories. She has written for the New York Times, Salon, The New York Observer, Forbes, Newsday,Glamour, VICE, Huffington Post, Teen Vogue, and Newsday. She lives in New York with her husband and their rescue dog, Wiley.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.9.2017
• Vorwort: Jasmin Lee Cori
• Sprache: englisch
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• ISBN-10: 1-5107-2377-3 / 1510723773
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-2377-1 / 9781510723771