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Your Father's Voice: Letters for Emmy About Life with Jeremy--and Without Him After 9/11

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This book really surprised me. I was prepared for a lot of cliches about healing and 9/11, but Lyz Glick has a very different take on her experience after losing her husband Jeremy, one of the heroes of Flight 93. Books like this almost always airbrush the wrinkles out of their characters - not Glick's. She let's us see Jeremy's faults, Lyz and Jeremy's stormy relationship before they got married, and the trouble she has with some of the hero worship that came with 9/11. Her book reads very quickly, and builds suspense by telling you a little of what happened after the tragedy alternating with Jeremy and Lyz's background, so she's telling two stories at once, which come together on 9/11. (And even though you know what's coming, it's still riveting.) Some of the most effective material concerns how her daughter, Emmy, has reacted to Jeremy's death (she was only 3 months old on 9/11). I dare you to read those sections without crying! All this, and Lyz has a great sense of humor. This is a very exciting and unusual memoir, and it will stay with you long after you finish it.

Through the horror and devastation of 9/11, comes this profound and well written book, a book of letter's from a wonderful widow of a hero to that of her young child. The book that not only tells the happenings of 9/11, but lets us see in to the world that this particular man lived, and loved, prior to him becoming a household name.
With love and dignity, this wonderful woman (Lyz Glick)shares her story with us as well as that of her child.
It is heartwarming and for lack of better words to describe-emotionally beautiful.

I recommend: Skywriting by Jane Pauley and Nightmares Echo by Katlyn Stewart

Jeremy Glick boarded United Flight 93 on September 11, 2001, because a fire at Newark Airport had prevented him from flying the day before.

That morning, at 9:37 a.m. he called his wife, Lyz, to tell her that the plane had been hijacked and that he and a group of others were going to storm the cockpit --- a decision that doomed Glick and his fellow passengers, yet saved countless lives on the ground. Jeremy became an American hero in that single moment of resistance.

There is no way to understand the full depth of emotions of those directly affected by the tragedy of September 11th. There were so many lives taken, which in turn created thousands of living victims --- all the wives, husbands, children, mothers, fathers and friends who were left to deal with the why's and the how's of that September morning.

Lyz Glick is one of those living victims. Her book, YOUR FATHER'S VOICE, is a touching memorial to her husband. She tells us who Jeremy was before September 11th and helps us understand the man behind the heroic action.

Through a series of letters written to the Glicks' daughter, Emmy, Lyz guides us through Jeremy's life beginning when they first met in a ninth grade biology class in 1984, and ending on Emmy's second birthday. Lyz talks about suddenly becoming a single parent and trying to come to terms with Jeremy's violent death while, at the same time, dealing with the media, the investigation and the daily challenges of living without her other half.

Lyz recreates the last week of Jeremy's life in a day-to-day countdown, and as you turn each page and September 11th approaches, you want to stop time and yell, "Don't get on the plane!" You want to change the inevitable.

We have all heard stories of the last phone calls received from Flight 93, but to read the personal account of Jeremy and Lyz's final conversation just moments before the crash, and then to face the sudden silence after the crash, is truly heartbreaking.

Lyz also steps outside her family, as she informs readers of the incredible challenges that family members of 9-11 victims faced while trying to get information about what really happened to their loved ones. The account of the day when those families were finally able to hear the black box recording is heart-wrenching. I don't think anyone can read about these incidents and not cry.

YOUR FATHER'S VOICE is a touching tribute to an outstanding father, husband, son, and brave American. Readers will gain a deeper appreciation for the actions of Jeremy Glick and the other passengers on that doomed flight.

--- Reviewed by Jill McAfee

A powerfull and poignant book written by Jeremy Glick's widow, Lyz Glick and author Dan Zegart. The book is in the form of letters written to their daughter Emmy, who was three months old at the time of Jeremy's tragic death. One of the most interesting aspects, in my opinion, is the way the book is written in two narratives: 1) life with jeremy; and 2) life without him. Additionaly & equally as compelling is the way Jeremy is portrayed as a normal human being - faults and all. Maybe to tell us that we all can be heros! I highly reccomend this book!

This book was so beautifully and eloquently written. I read it over several days, it is almost impossible to put down. This book is a major tear jerker, though. It has been a long time since I have literally sobbed while reading a book. You actually feel sad when it is over, like you just want to read it again. It was heartbreaking to see what an amazing father he was to his baby daughter, and that he had just 12 weeks with her. I also loved, loved the writing style of Lyz Glick. The way that she described things, people, and events made you feel like you were right there. Well done!!!!

Jeremy Glick was one the heros of flight 93 on 9/11. In this powerfully touching and captivating book, his wife, Lyz Glick, writes of life with Jeremy before & after 9/11 in the context of letters to their daughter, who was just three months old when he died.

This is a heartbreaking yet heroic & gripping story. Truly one of the best books I've ever read - I couldn't put this book down!

This book has got to be the most beautiful dedication I have ever read, but aside from that-this biography lends to a childs ears the wonder of her Father. The man he was long before the hero he became. This is a MUST read book by all.
Other books to read this Fall:
Nightmares Echo,Father Joe,Running With Scissors

A MUST read for anyone (& who wasn't) affected by 9/11. A very well written, emotional book, written in the form of letters - a interesting memoir -almost storylike. I couldn't put this book down!

This was such a good book! You can feel the emotions Lyz goes through in the most terrifying time of her life. I felt for all of the victims of September 11, and this book put a face on the man who would not want to be referred to as a hero! Thank you, Lyz, for sharing this with us readers.

I was very anxious to read this book since I read an article on a Reader's Digest magazine about a year ago and so I requested my local library to buy it. I read it in a week, I am pretty sure I could've read it in two days if it wasn't because I have a lot of homework. All I can say is that I loved "Your Father's Voice". It is very well-written and moving.

Lyz Glick carefully tells the story of her life with Jeremy and her life once Jeremy was gone. She walks us through every memory she kept. She shares with us the weakest moments of her life after her husband's death, but she also states the importance of her and Jeremy's daughter in her life.

I have to applaud Liz Glick for managing to tackle such an enourmously emotional and personal subject with such grace. This book put thoughts in my head of what it would be like if I had to face the same reality she encountered, and I have to confess it brought me to tears often. What happened to her and to anyone whose loved ones were killed that horrible day is something you don't wish to anyone. Like I said I can't imagine enduring the things she went through.

I was totally blown away by this book. I undoubtedly recommend it. It's the kind of book you should have on your coffee table. You will see it is very hard to put it down.

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