Lisa Beamer, the widow of Todd Beamer, recounts her experiences on 9/11. Todd was on United Airlines Flight 93, flying for work. Unfortunately, that plane was hijacked by terrorists who had planned coordinated attacks on different points in the United States. Todd and other passengers were able to make some phone calls to loved ones before executing a plan of their own to attempt to thwart the hijackers. The plane was diverted towards Washington, D. C. by the terrorists, with the presumed target to be either the White House or the Capitol building. The actions of Todd and the other passengers caused the plane to crash into a Pennsylvania field, killing everyone on board. If the plane would have reached the target, they all would have died regardless, but so would many more people. The actions of the passengers surely saved a lot of lives. Lisa's thoughts about her husband and his fellow passengers on Flight 93 are very evident in this book, and her words are very encouraging and can be applied to anyone going through some type of loss.

I liked this book for several reasons. One of those is that I haven't read a lot about Flight 93. I have read plenty of things about the WTC flights, but not this one. I learned a lot of details in this book that I didn't know before. I also liked the personal side of this account. I generally read a lot of impersonal historical books, so I always enjoy a personal account.