I read this because my friend had met the author during her time in the Peace Corps in Africa and didn't know thats who he was until after meeting him. After I finished reading the book, I think she was lucky. I would have been so self-conscious talking to the author knowing what he had been through. How could I understand? What would I say? What could I say? Horrible. Depressing. Children always suffer the most during tragedies; the loss of their innocence is beyond any other horror. And the helplessness I felt while reading...