A Decade of Hope

Stories of Grief and Endurance from 9/11 Families and Friends

By: Dennis Smith, Deirdre Smith

Narrated by: Stephen Hoye, Joyce Bean

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, an occasion that is sure to be observed around the world. But among the memorials, political speeches, and news editorials, the most pressing consideration - and often the most overlooked - is the lives and well-being of the 9/11 first responders, their families, and the victims' families over the past decade. Dennis Smith, a former firefighter and the author of the bestselling Report from Ground Zero, addresses this important topic in a series of interviews with the heroes and families of those most affected by the tragedy either through feats of bravery in the rescue efforts or heroic bearing up in the face of unimaginable loss. Smith provides an intimate look at a terrible moment in history and its challenging and difficult aftermath, allowing these survivors to share their stories of loss, endurance, and resilience in their own words. A Decade of Hope is an honest and vitally important look at a decade in the lives of those for whom a national tragedy was a devastatingly personal ordeal.

©2011 Dennis Smith (P)2011 Tantor

Another Great Piece by a Terrific Author

Dennis, you are such a gifted writer. You always keep me engaged and write from all different perspectives. Thank you for doing a follow up 10 years later. Such a great piece from the people who lived it. I love reading your work.

Too much uninteresting detail

Due to the subject of this book, I am loathe to offer much criticism. Suffice to say, it is vastly overly long, filled with mundane details about people's childhoods and their political viewpoints. The narrator is irksome too; hard to listen to through all the tedium. I have read many great books on 9-11; this is not one of them.