A Good Man - by Debbie Slevin (Paperback)

About the Book

Elizabeth Allen, a journalist trapped in a violent marriage, searches for a story big enough to change her life. Drawn to the portrait of a firefighter lost in the September 11th attacks, she sets out to tell the story behind the headlines.

Book Synopsis

In the aftermath of September 11, a grieving city searches for heroes.

Elizabeth Allen, a journalist trapped in a violent marriage, is searching for a story big enough to change her life. Drawn to the portrait of a firefighter lost in the attacks, she sets out to tell the story behind the public tributes and headlines. What begins as a quest for professional success becomes a deeply personal journey into the lives of those left behind.

As Elizabeth uncovers stories of love, sacrifice, abuse, loyalty, and loss, she finds that heroism is rarely simple and that the people we admire most often carry hidden truths. Weaving together the voices of survivors, families, and ordinary New Yorkers, A Good Man is a moving novel about friendship, resilience, and the courage required not only to face tragedy, but to transform a life.

What makes a good man-and who gets to decide?

Review Quotes

"Debbie Slevin is a writer of extraordinary grace, wit, and feeling. Her work is inventive and daring, and brilliant on the nuances of the human heart."

-Hilary Leichter, author of Terrace Story

"A beautifully written and unique story that needed to be told about friendship, marriage, abuse, bravery and who amongst us are the real heroes, set against the backdrop of Sept. 11, arguably the worst tragedy in New York City history."

-Claudia Copquin, journalist, author and founder of Long Island LitFest

"A Good Man is good reading, offering intriguing, relatable, and gloriously imperfect characters through author Debbie Slevin's humane and compassionate lens. I was most impressed by how she reveals society's contradictory and hypocritical realities while lovingly exposing the same in the human heart."

-Fr. James Diluzio, Paulist Fathers Liaison for Interfaith and Ecumenical Understanding, NYC