Overview
After his father died on 9/11 in the World Trade Center, nine-year-old Matthew John Bocchi began an obsessive quest to find out exactly how he died. He researched video tapes, pictures, blogs, anythingĀ that couldĀ potentiallyĀ answer the questionĀ loomingĀ in his mind: was his father one of the jumpers?Ā In the first memoir told by a child of 9/11, Matt intimately delves intoĀ the psychological and emotional torment that ensued after his fatherās death.Ā With heartbreaking vulnerability, he details how hisĀ incessant quest resulted in a devastating act ofĀ violenceĀ thatĀ stripped his innocence as a young man. As MattĀ spirals down a bottomless pit of drug abuse, he willfully risks his life in search of the next highāall in anĀ attempt to forget his past.Ā
Now at twenty-eight years old and sober, he recounts hisĀ uniqueĀ storyāone full ofĀ heartbreak and despair, grief and uncertainty, butĀ most importantly,Ā happiness andĀ hope.Ā The lesson he teaches us is clear but intricate: No matter how far you fall, you can alwaysĀ rise again.Ā No matter how far you stray, you can always find your way home. And no matter how wide you sway, you can always pick up the pieces and stand tall.
This book title, Sway, ISBN: 9781642936407, by Matthew John Bocchi, published by Post Hill Press (September 8, 2020) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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