This book discusses the Oklahoma City Bombing, which occurred on April 19, 1995. (I was 7 years old at this time, and all I remember about this happening was a Garth Brooks music video that had images from the news coverage of this event in it?) Timothy McVeigh and two cohorts planned and carried out this act of domestic terrorism. Unfortunately, the targets were simply innocent people going about their regular business. This book discusses several of the victims, but the main focus is on the father of Julie Welch and the father of Timothy McVeigh. These two dads both lost their children in this attack, one as a victim and the other as a perpetrator who was later executed. It was honestly heartwarming to see these two be able to form a relationship with each other. I cannot imagine how difficult it must be to do so. Many times, as soon as some type of incident happens, parents are immediately blamed. While I believe parents have a great role in these events, such as not monitoring what their children are doing, not keeping weapons locked away, not reporting behavior to police and doctors, etc., it isn't always the parent's fault. People in the perpetrator's family are often overlooked as well in cases like this. Society is so focused on the actions of the person and finding a resolution and some justice that their families are often dismissed or overlooked. They have lost someone as well, and are struggling to come to terms with what their loved one has done and if they bear any responsibility in those actions. This book serves as a great reminder to look at all sides of an issue and extend compassion in other places as well.

I bought this book with my Audible credits. The narration was pleasant to listen to, and the book was something around 7ish hours to listen to. I started it last night, but I was able to finish it out during work today. I am so grateful to have a job where I can listen to what I want while I work. If you are interested in the physical copy, it is under 300 pages. The book was written in a way that really made you feel like you knew the people in the story, from the victims to the parents. It was very tastefully done, and not a gory sensationalism of the attack, which is the avenue that some writers in this genre go towards. I really thought this was a great book.