Seven Years In Chicago (Paperback)
John Altamura
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Add to basketSold by CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller since 29 June 2022
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Add to basketPaperback. On September 11, 2001, Jack Almanti's world shatters in an instant. His girlfriend, Sarah Bryant, is lost in the North Tower, and the life he thought he was building collapses with her. In the aftermath, Jack spirals into grief, addiction, and isolation-while Sarah's twin sister, Emily, tries to hold together the pieces he can't face. As Jack descends into alcoholism and despair, the lines between guilt, memory, and longing begin to blur. He loses his job, his stability, and nearly his life in a drunken crash that forces him back to his dysfunctional family home in upstate New York. There, amid fractured relationships and the slow process of sobriety, Jack begins the painful work of rebuilding himself. But healing is never simple. Emily's own marriage is crumbling, her unspoken feelings for Jack pulling her in directions she refuses to acknowledge. Jack, desperate for connection, reaches for new love-only to face heartbreak again. And far away in Chicago, a troubled woman named Ilona becomes fixated on him, threatening to unravel the fragile progress he's made. Set in the emotional aftermath of 9/11, Seven Years in Chicago: A Journey of Growth - Part I: Survival is a gripping story of loss, resilience, and the complicated bonds that shape us. As betrayal, hope, and unexpected second chances collide, Jack must decide what-if anything-he's willing to carry into the next chapter of his life. For readers of contemporary psychological and emotional fiction, this powerful debut explores: Grief and the struggle to rebuild after tragedyComplex, character-driven relationshipsThe blurred lines between love, guilt, and redemptionFamily dynamics, personal reinvention, and the search for meaning The first book in a sweeping seven-part series, Seven Years in Chicago follows one man's journey from devastation to the possibility of hope. Jack's path begins here. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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He lost her on September 11th.
Nothing ever felt right again.
On the morning of September 11, 2001, Jack Almanti was planning to propose.
By the end of the morning, the woman he loved was gone.
He never recovered.
In the years that follow, Jack spirals into alcoholism, fractured relationships, and a life he no longer recognizes. Grief does not fade. It follows him, shaping every decision, pulling him further from the man he once was.
But Sarah is not entirely gone.
Her identical twin sister, Emily, is still here.
And she understands him in ways no one else can.
As their connection deepens, Jack is forced to confront the past he cannot escape and the future he no longer believes in.
Seven Years in Chicago: Part I: Survival is a character-driven novel about grief, addiction, and the long shadow of loss in the years after 9/11.
Perfect for readers of Ann Patchett and emotionally powerful novels like The Kite Runner, The Lovely Bones, and A Little Life.
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