The Rising: Murder, Heartbreak, and the Power of Human Resilience in an American Town

by Ryan D'Agostino and Elle Gonzalez Rose

Book Overview

The astonishing story of one man's recovery in the face of traumatic loss--and a powerful meditation on the resilience of the soul On July 23, 2007, Dr. William Petit suffered an unimaginable horror: Armed strangers broke into his suburban Connecticut home in the middle of the night, bludgeoned him nearly to death, tortured and killed his wife and two daughters, and set their house on fire. He miraculously survived, and yet living through those horrific...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804140162
• ISBN13: 9780804140164
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"