First published 2010
Bonnie McEneaney lost her husband Eamon, a Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee, in the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001. In Messages, she gathers true accounts from families who experienced unexplained spiritual phenomena after losing loved ones that day. McEneaney documents communications from beyond, signs that defied explanation, and moments of connection that transcended death. These stories come from ordinary people thrust into extraordinary grief who found themselves receiving what they believed were messages from their departed family members. The book examines how bereaved individuals interpreted unusual occurrences as contact from the other side. McEneaney presents these experiences without skepticism, allowing each story to speak for itself. Messages offers solace to those seeking evidence that death does not sever the bonds of love.
Genres: grief, non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: grief, loss
Setting: World Trade Center
Period: September 11, 2001
272 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow