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Tania Head's astonishing account of her experience on September 11,
2001, was a tale of loss and recovery, of courage and sorrow, of
horror and inspiration. It transformed her into one of the great
victims and heroes of that tragic day. But there was something very
wrong with Tania's story--a terrible secret that would break the
hearts and challenge the faith of all those she claimed to
champion.
Told with the unique insider perspective of Angelo J. Guglielmo,
Jr., a filmmaker shooting a documentary on the efforts of the
Survivors' Network, and previously one of Tania's closest friends,
"The Woman Who Wasn't There "is the story of one of the most
audacious and bewildering quests for acclaim in recent memory--one
that poses fascinating questions about the essence of morality and
the human need for connection at any cost.
In this remarkable tale of hope and survival, Hannah Luce tells
how, as the sole survivor of a terrible plane crash, she came to
grips with her faith: "a calamitous, fascinating memoir, written
with surprising spiritual sophistication" ("Publishers Weekly,"
starred review).
On May 11, 2012, a small plane carrying five young adults, en route
to a Christian youth rally, crashed in a Kansas field, skidding 200
yards before hitting a tree and bursting into flames. Only two
survived the crash: ex-marine Austin Anderson, who would die the
next morning from extensive burns, and his friend Hannah Luce, the
daughter of Teen Mania founder and influential youth minister Ron
Luce.
This is Hannah's story.
In "Fields of Grace," Hannah details the investigation of her
faith, her coming-of-age as the dutiful daughter of Evangelical
royalty, her decision to join her father's ministry outreach to
teens, and her miraculous survival and recovery following the
accident. It also serves as a tribute and testament to the lives of
the dear friends who perished in the catastrophic plane crash and
reveals how their memory continues to inspire all that she does.
Here is the "riveting personal account" ("Booklist") of a girl who
grew up as the daughter of one of the most influential evangelical
leaders of our time, who questioned her early religious convictions
somewhere along the way and who, from the embers of that doomed
plane ride, finally found her faith.
On January 19, 2000, a fire raged through Seton Hall University's
freshman dormitory, killing three students and injuring 58 others.
Among the victims were Shawn Simons and Alvaro Llanos, roommates
from poor neighbourhoods who made their families proud by getting
into college. They managed to escape, but both were burned
terribly. AFTER THE FIRE is the story of these young men and their
courageous fight to recover from the worst damage the burn unit at
Saint Barnabas hospital had ever seen. It is the story of the
extraordinary doctors and nurses who work with the burned. It is
the story of mothers and fathers, of faith and family and the
invisible ties that bind us to each other. It is the story of the
search for the arsonists--and the elaborate cover-up that nearly
obscured the truth. And it is the story of the women who came to
love these men, who knew that real beauty is a thing not seen in
mirrors.
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