An interesting take on 9/11

This piece took an interesting look at the tragic events of 9/11 and brought the focus onto the fact that so many people were stranded while American airspace was closed down.

One of the things that really detracted me away from the story was the narration. It wasn't too bad, and a good attempt was made with the different accents, but there were a couple of words that were mispronounced, and that had me cringing. Plus the sound quality at times wasn't at all good. I'm not sure if that was from the download streaming, or if it was a engineering problem, whatever the cause it did detract from the story somewhat.

I was also disappointed that the only the USA was mentioned as losing people in the tragic events of that day, when in reality other countries also lost people in the Twin Towers. I understand that this was a direct assault on American soil, but a brief mention to the fact that other nationalities also lost their lives that day would have been more accurate. I'm not saying this to dismiss what America suffered that day, but I do tend to like things to reflect accurately the diversity of what happened. It's a personal thing, something I got from my parents; and if I offend anybody with that statement please understand it is not deliberate, but is just a reflection of things that don't sit right with me when facts are overlooked. Especially as the opportunity to mention it in passing (and that's all it needed to be) was there with the inclusion on a British man in the main story-line.

However that aside, this was a nice look into how people tend to bond, offer up their homes and support in times of adversity. For that alone it is a work worth recommending. It is all to easy to sometimes forget that as a society was can become too insular, this reminds us that communities and individuals can look past that and show compassion and kindness under very trying circumstances. And the author brought that into sharp relief, as well as letting us care about what happened to the people involved.

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Good from evil

This mix of real life story of the horror vs beauty that human nature can lead to and the tale of friendship and romance of this novel worked really well.

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9/11

the evil of man, partly erased by the humanity shown by the people of Gander and others on New Foundland, the story is just one of the remarkable possibilities we can be capable of to complete strangers, Georgia tackles both with respect to all those who died, and to thier families and friends. I'm in UK but I'll never forget the images on tv, or the bravery of emergency services, and strength of spirit shown by new yorkers, praise to the Canadians who welcomed 8000 strangers to thier Town and homes.

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tissues needed

great story of a nasty moment in time, great characters and brilliant narration with a happy ending

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A beautiful romance.

I loved this story it was brilliant because it told the story of 911 from a different angle. How love overcame hate and brought together many people in love and friendships. A truly marvellous story that melts the heart.❤
The narrator was good and told the story well and it flowed effortlessly.
I definitely recommend this audio book.

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