Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-ravaged Hospital - Softcover

Extraordinary... A profound and unforgettable piece of journalism Source: Sunday Times

The gripping and complex account of what happened in a New Orleans hospital in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Author: Geoff Dyer Source: New Statesman, Books of the Year

Gripping... an illuminating investigation into the chaos that consumed a hospital during Hurricane Katrina... It reminds an international audience that literature can soar to artistic and intellectual heights undreamed of in other realms of media. Source: Independent

[A] superb and remarkable book... Gripping Source: Mail on Sunday

Riveting Source: Financial Times

Masterfully and compassionately reported and as gripping as a thriller, the book poses reverberating questions about end-of-life care, race discrimination in medicine and how individuals and institutions break down during disasters. Source: New York Times

In this astonishing blend of Pulitzer-Prize winning journalism and breathtaking narration, [Fink] chronicles the chaotic evacuation of the hospital and the agonizing ethical, physical and emotional quandaries facing Memorial nurses and doctors Source: Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

Fink offers a stunning re-creation of the storm, its aftermath, and the investigation that followed... Both a breathtaking read and an essential book for understanding how people behave in times of crisis Source: Booklist, Starred Review

Fink draws those few days in the hospital's life with a fine, lively pen, providing stunningly framed vignettes of activities in the hospital and sharp pocket profiles of many of the characters Source: Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

Sheri Fink's reporting has won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Magazine Award, and the Overseas Press Club Lowell Thomas Award, among other journalism prizes. Fink, a former relief worker in disaster and conflict zones, received her MD and PhD from Stanford University. Her first book, War Hospital, is about medical professionals under siege during the genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina.