false 3618548 1 On September 10, 2001, Eddie Torres started his dream job at Cantor Fitzgerald in the North Tower of the World Trade Center. The next morning, he said goodbye to his 7½-months-pregnant wife, Alissa, and headed out the door.<br><br>In an instant, Alissa&#8217;s world was thrown into chaos. Forced to deal with unimaginable challenges, Alissa suddenly found herself cast into the role of &#8220;terrorist widow,&#8221; tossed into a storm of bureaucracy, politics, patriotism, mourning, consolation, and, soon enough, motherhood.<br><br>Beautifully and thoughtfully illustrated, American Widow is the affecting account of one woman&#8217;s journey through shock, pain, birth, and rebirth in the aftermath of a great tragedy. It is also the story of a young couple&#8217;s love affair: how a Columbian immigrant and a strong-minded New Yorker met, fell in love, and struggled to fulfill their dreams. Above all, American Widow is a tribute to the resilience of the human heart, as Alissa succeeds in taking hold of the forces around her and begins her life again. 3661320 2 9 2008 American Widow total:199|5:23|4:62|3:85|2:25|1:4| 199 672 298 61 2 7 false false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 19:00:44 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 19:38:55 -0700 2009 once more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 19:47:21 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 09:22:04 -0700 2009 This was a graphic novel telling Alissa Torres' story- her husband was killed on 9/11 on only his second day of work in the Towers, and she was 7 months pregnant at the time. She details the...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 13:06:39 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 13:24:51 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 24 17:55:56 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 13:44:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jun 11 15:35:55 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 02:50:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 15:09:43 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 15:21:35 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 18 15:01:23 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 15:01:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Apr 12 18:48:24 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 23:07:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 true false Sat Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 22:03:26 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 22:17:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 20 09:07:35 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 09:12:58 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jul 22 14:17:59 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 14:23:34 -0700 2009
I was very surprised at the quality of the writing and the art work.

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This graphic novel chronicles not just their relationship leading up to 9/11 but also the Kafkaesque nightmare she had to endure afterwards being a 9/11 wid...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 09:44:23 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 09:49:43 -0800 2009
American Widow is the story of Alissa Torres, who was 7 months pregnant when she lost her husband, a Columbian who worked on the 83rd floor, in the World Trade Center on September 11, 20...more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 16:21:52 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 03:57:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 07:49:48 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 07:53:16 -0700 2008 1
Writer Alissa Torres’ husband started his dream job Sept. 10, 2001, at the World Trade Center. The next day, he was gone. Torres was seven months pregnant. “Ame...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 20:36:32 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 16:58:08 -0700 2008
The story includes that fateful day up to the one-year anniversary with alternating flash backs including scenes of Eddie at 10-years old, his lif...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 08:57:44 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 09:00:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 22:21:23 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 22:30:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 21:23:28 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 21:26:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 21:24:40 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 21:24:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3618548