Eddie Torres, a Colombian immigrant who worked his way up from being a delivery boy, thought he had found his dream job as a currency broker for Cantor Fitzgerald. His first day at the World Trade Center was Sept. 10, 2001.
Alissa Torres, his wife, was nearly eight months pregnant with their first child when she became a widow the next day.
Seven years later, she has written a 210-page graphic memoir, or as she calls it, “an adult, literary comic book,” about her marriage and first year as a widow and single mother. American Widow (Villard, $22) is illustrated by Sungyoon Choi.
Full article at USA Today
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I read the article and looked at the sample drawing and almost fainted. I bought a copy for my library.
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