…a haunting novel that's a masterful study in suspense, grief and survival…Children read fairy tales to master terror, and perhaps adults do the same with disaster books. More and more, histrionics seem to fill our days, with disasters of all types—political, natural, genocidal, technological—populating our social-media feeds. While none of the adults in either the real crash or the novel it inspired survive, Napolitano's fearless examination of what took place models a way forward for all of us. She takes care not to sensationalize, presenting even the most harrowing scenes in graceful, understated prose, and gives us a powerful book about living a meaningful life during the most difficult of times.