1 Dead In Attic Book Review

Chris rose s 1 dead in attic is a collection of his times picayune columns from after the hurricane.

1 dead in attic book review.

With a new foreword by the author on the tenth anniversary of hurricane katrina chris rose s new york times bestselling collection. A gripping book about life s challenges in post katrina new orleans packed with heart honesty and wit new republic. Arranged roughly chronologically from citizens desperate flight out of katrina s path to the depression many have experienced from having their lives and city ripped apart 1 dead in attic makes. I was half finished with it when we landed at dallas fort worth.

A friend gave me this book as we lifted off from the new orleans airport last month. Dead in attic is a collection of stories by times picayune columnist chris rose recounting the first harrowing year and a half of life in new orleans after hurricane katrina. Celebrated as a local classic and heaped with national praise 1 dead in attic is a brilliant collection of columns by an award. 23 reviews originally a self published sensation by a pulitzer prize winning author 1 dead in attic captures the heart and soul of new orleans in the immediate aftermath of hurricane katrina.

That paper won 2 pulitzers last year for their reporting.