The Hartford Atonement - Philip Barbara

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Résumé :
A clear-eyed and even-handed take on the scourge of gun violence. -Kirkus Reviews ...Philip Barbara's deeply researched story makes you want to scream, 'Wake up Congress. Do something!' -Thomas Ferraro, twenty-year Capitol Hill correspondent for Reuters and Bloomberg A heart-wrenching story of altruism and faltering hopes.-John DeDakis, award-winning novelist, writing coach, and manuscript editor Famous Wall Street billionaire Emil Scordato hears a US congressman tell reporters after the funeral Mass for a student murdered in a school shooting: What's the difference between a cyanide pill and an assault weapon? You can't get your hands on a cyanide pill. After visiting his grandson Jack, who lies fighting for his life in an ICU bed, Emil is approached by an anguished parent and asked: Hey, Mr. Scordato! What are you going to do about keeping the kids in this town safe? His grandson's coma, the death of sixteen students, and these biting questions force Emil to realize how his profitable investments in firearm manufacturers may be as much responsible for the scourge of gun violence in America as poverty and mental illness. Longing to atone for his thoughtless pursuit of wealth and driven by a fusion of altruism and guilt, Scordato embarks on an unorthodox crusade for gun safety that risks his fortune in a bid to outflank a stalemated Congress. Textured with penetrating insights into gun violence in America, The Hartford Atonement sheds light on mass murders through the lens of one man's unwavering pursuit of a solution....

Biographie:
Pushcart Prize-nominated author Philip Barbara's literary fiction focuses on social issues. His novella, The Hartford Atonement, is about a billionaire using wealth to bring about gun reform. In the short story The Church, adapted into a radio play by an NPR affiliate, a sandwich maker at a kosher cafeteria near the UN overhears Middle East negotiations. In Dreams Exchanged, an immigration agent finishes off what industrial automation started, eliminating jobs, and The Buzzing shows why Canada geese migrate more easily than humans. As a journalist for 30 years at Reuters, he helped cover mass murders from Columbine to Sandy Hook. He was an editor at Aviation Week & Space Technology and a staff writer for the Bergen Record, where he shared national awards for public service reporting. He earned a Bachelor's at Fordham University and a Master's at the City University of New York's Brooklyn campus....

Sommaire:
Pushcart Prize-nominated author Philip Barbara's literary fiction focuses on social issues. His novella, The Hartford Atonement, is about a billionaire using wealth to bring about gun reform. In the short story The Church, adapted into a radio play by an NPR affiliate, a sandwich maker at a kosher cafeteria near the UN overhears Middle East negotiations. In Dreams Exchanged, an immigration agent finishes off what industrial automation started, eliminating jobs, and The Buzzing shows why Canada geese migrate more easily than humans. As a journalist for 30 years at Reuters, he helped cover mass murders from Columbine to Sandy Hook. He was an editor at Aviation Week & Space Technology and a staff writer for the Bergen Record, where he shared national awards for public service reporting. He earned a Bachelor's at Fordham University and a Master's at the City University of New York's Brooklyn campus....