Sway, Matthew John Bocchi
Sway, Matthew John Bocchi
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Sway

Author: Matthew John Bocchi

Narrator: Timothy Andrés Pabon

Unabridged: 7 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/08/2020


Synopsis

After his father died on 9/11 in the World Trade Center, nine-year-old Matthew John Bocchi began an obsessive quest to find out exactly how he died. He researched video tapes, pictures, blogs, anything that could potentially answer the question looming in his mind: was his father one of the jumpers? In the first memoir told by a child of 9/11, Matt intimately delves into the psychological and emotional torment that ensued after his father's death. With heartbreaking vulnerability, he details how his incessant quest resulted in a devastating act of violence that stripped his innocence as a young man. As Matt spirals down a bottomless pit of drug abuse, he willfully risks his life in search of the next high—all in an attempt to forget his past.

Now at twenty-eight years old and sober, he recounts his unique story—one full of heartbreak and despair, grief and uncertainty, but most importantly, happiness and hope. The lesson he teaches us is clear but intricate: No matter how far you fall, you can always rise again. No matter how far you stray, you can always find your way home. And no matter how wide you sway, you can always pick up the pieces and stand tall.

About Matthew John Bocchi

Matthew John Bocchi currently lives in New Jersey. He is in long-term recovery and attends twelve step meetings regularly. Sway is his first book.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Christin Hanley on September 16, 2020

This book is written by my childhood next door neighbor whose father died on 9/11. I remember it as vividly now as I did 19 years ago. Matt’s memoir is powerful and real. I remember his drawings he described when we took him out for dinner after 9/11. I am so grateful that Matt has overcome all of t......more

Goodreads review by Tim on August 29, 2020

I received an advance copy from the publisher, and instantly knew this book would be in my wheelhouse. It deals with a tragic death, abuse, addiction and recovery. Matthew John Bocchi was nine years old when his father was killed in 9/11. That moment left Bocchi with a lot of questions. He was lost.......more

Goodreads review by Jyotsna on December 16, 2020

The part about digging him out and each time I heard it, I sensed a smidgen of conviction slipping away. What struck me was the consensus that my father was somewhere beneath all the steel and smoke and throat-choking dust now on the ground. I didn't think my dad was under all that rubble. I knew h......more

Goodreads review by Mary on October 31, 2020

Like most of us, I've been haunted by 9/11 since it happened and always thought that I could not imagine how it actually must have been for the victims and their families. This book gives you a small glimpse into what it was like for a young boy to have lost his father in such a horrific and public......more

Goodreads review by Jane on October 06, 2020

Wow! This is a powerful book and I felt I was on an emotional rollercoaster. It is a story about his journey through childhood and beyond. An honest and at times very disturbing recollection of Matthew's journey to find peace.......more