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This book wasn't what I expected. American Widow is a graphic novel (comic book style). It makes for a very quick read and was actually enjoyable to me. It really makes you sympathize with the 9/11 widows and realize that the money didn't flow directly to them like everyone assumed. All the money that was donated to the Red Cross was tied up in corporate red tape for a very long time. Then the US government placed a value on the people whose lives were lost, and the older you were the less you were worth.
Alissa Torres was pregnant when her husband died on his second day of work at the Trade Center. The book covers the trauma of having to deal with the Red Cross, the US government, friends, the medical examiners office, the funeral, a new baby, and the family dog.
Alissa Torres was pregnant when her husband died on his second day of work at the Trade Center. The book covers the trauma of having to deal with the Red Cross, the US government, friends, the medical examiners office, the funeral, a new baby, and the family dog.
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