A Fall of Marigolds

With varying degrees, everyone was touched by the events of the 911 terror attack. I live miles away from ground zero but can still remember the burning sensation in my throat and the eerie silence that descended upon the city as the world waited and wondered.

This may be part of the reason I was so touched by this story; I loved it. Susan Meissner parallels two NYC tragedies; the 911 terror attacks and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911, which at the time was considered the most deadly NYC disaster. Both stories are compelling; pulling you in, shaking up emotions, creating conflicts within and leaving you amazed with the similarities of theses two events, a hundred years apart.