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The award-winning landmark investigation of patient deaths at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina—and a suspenseful portrayal of the quest for truth and justice
In the tradition of the best investigative journalism, physician and reporter Sheri Fink reconstructs 5 days at Memorial Medical Center and draws the reader into the lives of those who struggled mightily to survive and to maintain life amid chaos.
After Katrina struck and the floodwaters rose, the power failed, and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers chose to designate certain patients last for rescue. Months later, several health professionals faced criminal allegations that they deliberately injected numerous patients with drugs to hasten their deaths.
Five Days at Memorial, the culmination of six years of reporting, unspools the mystery of what happened in those days, bringing the reader into a hospital fighting for its life and into a conversation about the most terrifying form of healthcare rationing.
In a voice at once involving and fair, masterful and intimate, Fink exposes the hidden dilemmas of end-of-life care and reveals just how ill-prepared we are in America for the impact of large-scale disasters—and how we can do better.
A remarkable book, engrossing from start to finish, Five Days at Memorial radically transforms your understanding of human nature in crisis.
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“Narrator Kirsten Potter approaches this mammoth work with a deliberate reportorial tone…Her careful, measured performance makes this a remarkable achievement. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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“What we have here is masterly reporting and the glow of fine writing.”
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“[Fink] raises important ethical questions in this fast-paced reconstruction of heart-wrenching events.”
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A Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Month
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A Wall Street Journal bestseller
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Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award
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One of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of the Year
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A Los Angeles Times bestseller
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A 2013 Booklist Editors’ Choice for Adult Books
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A Publishers Weekly bestseller
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A New York Times Book Review Top 10 Book of the Year
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An Amazon Top 100 Book of 2013
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An Entertainment Weekly Best Book of 2013 for Nonfiction
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A Kansas City Star Top 100 Book of 2013
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A Christian Science Monitor Book of the Year for 2013
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A 2013 Time Magazine Best Book for Nonfiction
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One of NPR’s Great Reads Pick
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A 2013 People Magazine’s “Great Reads” for New Nonfiction
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A Chicago Tribune Top Ten Book of 2013
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A Seattle Times Best Book of 2013
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A 2013 BookPage Best Book
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A #1 New York Times bestseller
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Winner of the 2013 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Best Current Interest
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Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
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A 2014 ALA Notable Book for Adult Nonfiction
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Finalist for the 2013 National Book Award
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Longlisted for the 2015 PEN Literary Award
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A September 2013 LibraryReads Pick
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About Sheri Fink
Sheri Fink has worked with humanitarian agencies in the US, Balkans, the north Caucasus, Central and Southeast Asia, southern Africa, and the Middle East. Her book War Hospital: A True Story of Surgery and Survival won the American Medical Writer’s Association Book Award and a Citation of Excellence from the Overseas Press Club. She currently reports on global issues for a range of publications and radio programs.
About Kirsten Potter
Kirsten Potter has won several awards, including more than a dozen AudioFile Earphones Awards and been a three-time finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. Her work has been recognized by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts and by AudioFile magazine, among many others. She graduated with highest honors from Boston University and has performed on stage and in film and television, including roles on Medium, Bones, and Judging Amy.