First published 2007
Leslie Haskin was working on the 34th floor of the World Trade Center when the September 11 attacks changed her life forever. She survived that terrible morning, but her real journey began afterward as she struggled to rebuild her sense of safety and purpose. Haskin chronicles her path through the aftermath of trauma, exploring how catastrophic events test both body and spirit. She draws on her personal experience of survival and recovery to address the universal human struggle with pain and suffering. Through her work helping others who face their own extraordinary circumstances, Haskin examines how faith can serve as an anchor during life's most devastating storms. Her story reveals how people find the strength to continue after disaster strikes and how divine grace can emerge from the darkest moments. This memoir offers hope to anyone wrestling with the aftermath of cataclysmic loss.
Genres: self-help, non-fiction, biography-memoir, christian-living
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: overcoming-adversity
Setting: World Trade Center
Period: September 11
208 pages · Paperback · Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Content warnings: mental-illness