Synopsis
AWARD-WINNING VANITY FAIR WRITER Marie Brenner shares a remarkable depiction of New York—a city in crisis—based on new, behind-the-scenes reporting that captures the resilience, peril, and compassion of the early days of the Covid pandemic.
In the spring of 2020, COVID-19 arrived in New York City.
Before long, America’s largest metropolis was at war against a virus that mercilessly swept through its...
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21 June 2022
9781250805737Reviews
"Fascinating and harrowing. . . . Brenner draws sharp, sympathetic profiles . . . and vividly captures moments of heartbreak and celebration." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Urgent. . . . Brenner creates a tense, stirring picture of the impact of Covid-19 on New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s campuses. . . . [Her] probing investigation includes animated profiles of a large cast of characters, creating a palpable sense of trauma, pain, and vulnerability in what one cardiologist characterized as nothing less than war." —Kirkus (starred review)
