"We assume we know what happened at Ground Zero on September 11, 2001;the towers' fall, office workers leaping from high windows. The aftershockswould emanate as far as Baghdad and Kabul. Much has been written aboutthese world-shaking events, but Susan Fox focuses her compassionate pen onan overlooked part of the story: the lives of the people in the affecteddowntown New York neighborhood. As the Dust Settles well fulfills the promiseof its subtitle: Finding Life At Ground Zero. From horror to recovery, Susanallows us to know her community-office workers, bartenders, shopkeepers,priests, residents and more-who come together to heal a scar. You will beinspired by this story of hope and resilience."
-James Bradley, author of Flags of our Fathers, Flyboys and The Imperial Cruise

Susan C. Fox witnessed her community struggling to recover from the UnitedStates' most devastating terrorist attacks and the most widely viewedattacks in the world. As the Dust Settles is the continuing story of thereconstitution and perseverance of a community who faced their uncertaintywith the demolition of contaminated buildings, and a decade long project ofre-construction. As the Dust Settles tells the important story of a communitywho mourned the destruction of their neighborhood, and was strong enoughto persevere in its recovery.

Susan C. Fox lived near Ground Zero in the Financial District in New York City from August 2002- November 2006. She received her MA in Philosophy and her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Binghamton University in upstate New York. She currently teaches at the Corcoran College of Art & Design and lives inWashington, DC with her husband and son. As the Dust Settles: Finding Life at Ground Zero is her first book.