American Story

A powerful meditation on loss and memory seen through the prism of 9/11, by one of our greatest authors.

Ben Matson lost someone he loved in the 9/11 attacks. Or thinks he did - no body has been recovered, and she shouldn't have been on that particular plane at that time. But he knows she was.

The world has moved on from that terrible day. Nearly 20 years later, it has faded into a dull memory for most people. But a chance encounter rekindles Ben's interest in the event, and the inconsistencies that always bothered him.

Then the announcement of the recovery of an unidentified plane crash sets off a chain of events that will lead Ben to question everything he thought he knew . . .

Thoughtful, impeccably researched and dazzling in its writing, this is Ben's story, the story of what happened to his fiancé, and the story of all that happened on 9/11.

O meditatie puternica asupra pierderii si memoriei vazuta prin prisma din 11 septembrie, de catre unul dintre cei mai mari autori ai nostri. Ben Matson a pierdut pe cineva pe care il iubea in atacurile din 11 septembrie. Sau crede ca a facut-o - niciun cadavru nu a fost recuperat si ea nu ar fi trebuit sa se afle in acel avion in acel moment.