The release date for the English version of 'Strength in What Remains: A Journey of Remembrance and Forgiveness' by
Tracy Kidder is Aug 2009. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Strength in What Remains is a masterfully written, inspirational story of one man's incredible trip across America and the common people who supported him. It is a fantastic example of the strength of will and second chances.
The Baltimore Sun has referred to Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Tracy Kidder as the "master of the non-fiction narrative." Kidder is the author of the critically acclaimed books The Soul of a New Machine, House, and the timeless classic Mountains Beyond Mountains. Kidder tells us the amazing tale of a modern-day hero in this new novel. Strength in What Remains is a masterfully written, inspirational story of one man's incredible trip across America and the common people who supported him. It is a fantastic example of the strength of will and second chances.
Deo travels from Burundi to the United States in quest of a fresh start. After surviving a genocide and civil war and suffering from terrible visions, he arrives at JFK airport with $200, little knowledge of English, and no connections. He lives in Central Park, works as a grocery delivery man, and makes ends meet by reading dictionaries at bookshops to improve his English. Then Deo starts to meet the strangers who would eventually lead him to medical school, Columbia University, and a life committed to healing. These people will ultimately transform Deo's life. In recounting this gripping tale, Kidder defies convention as he journeys with Deo through a stormy past in need of forgiveness and purpose.
Remarkable author Tracy Kidder once again demonstrates to us what it is to be completely human by narrating a tale of the bravery found in common people—a tale of a life centered on hope.