After the Fire: A True Story of Friendship and Survival
- ISBN-10
- 0316032794
- ISBN-13
- 9780316032797
- Series
- After the Fire
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-08-25
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Author
- Robin Gaby Fisher
Description
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 neighborhoods 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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