EBMemoir is a tricky thing, at least for me. While I love reading them, sometimes I end up with ones that are too self-indulgent, too whiny, too inclined to make me wonder “why should I even read this?”
Never the Hope Itself is NOT that kind of memoir.
Gerry Hadden had planned to be a Buddhist monk, but changed his mind when he was offered his dream job: NPR correspondent for Latin America. He arrived in Mexico in 2000 not knowing what to expect, and soon found that both hope and uncertainty would characterize his time there. He witnessed and reported on Mexico’s first democratic transition of power, Colombia’s drug wars, Guatemala’s emigration issues, and Haiti’s bloody rebellion, all while trying to make a home for himself and the woman he came to love. I started reading his book right as I started listening to NPR on a regular basis (I was never a radio listener, but moved in with a devoted one, and now I listen every day), and it completely enhanced my daily listening. If you’ve ever listened to a two-minute NPR report from a war-torn country that manages to get at the heart of what’s going on and wondered what life was like for the reporter, or how he or she had managed to get the story, this is the book for you.
This short video shows some of the photos from the book and really highlights the amazing and unusual situations Gerry encountered:
The book goes on sale September 6th!
