Pat M. (PatC-M) reviewed on 2/28/2015

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I looked for this book because I had seen a musical theater production of "From Away" which was based on this true story. It was riveting and was totally unknown to me when I first heard of it. On 9/11 so many people were impacted in ways we had no way of knowing. This book tells the story of hundreds of people who were "stranded" in a small town in Newfoundland and how the townspeople took care of them. It was a testimony to the charity of people for their fellow men/women at a moment of stress. And it was interesting on so many levels because of the many individual stories that are told in the book. It's not a literary masterpiece but it's a great human interest story. And it makes me want to visit Gander if this winter ever ends.

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