“Extraordinary writing, evocative, riveting and wise.” – Jake
Bernstein, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter
“A book for anyone who cares about the impact of war
and the power of human relationships.” – Lindsey Hilsum, award-winning
television reporter, author of Sandstorm:
Libya in the Time of Revolution
“Lush…captures the bloody violence swirling in the
midst of beauty--an extraordinary piece of historical reportage.” -- June
Carolyn Erlick, author of Disappeared, A
Journalist Silenced, and editor-in-chief of ReVista, the Harvard Review of Latin America.
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Here are complete versions of early comments on Ricochet.
“An
extraordinary piece of writing. McConahay's spot-on prose is evocative,
riveting and wise. Her story beautifully captures the tension that exists
within the best war correspondents. How does one stay tough and also
empathetic? How do you balance a capacity for outrage with a need for
self-care? I've had the privilege of watching these two extraordinary women
work. Now you can too. They didn't parachute into
their war zone, they immersed themselves in it. The journalism that resulted
shined. This unflinching account follows the same path and we are better for
the journey.”
---Jake Bernstein, Pulitzer
Prize-winning investigative reporter
"Mary Jo McConahay's poignant memoir tells not
only of the brutality that tore El Salvador apart in 1989, but of what it was
like to cover the war as a reporter. The horror of that time is redeemed by
friendship forged on the road, under fire, that endures when all other
certainties fade away. A book for anyone who cares about the impact of war and
the power of human relationships."
---Lindsey Hilsum, award-winning television journalist, author of Sandstorm: Libya in the Time of Revolution
"This
understated but lush narrative evokes a very special time for many foreign
correspondents, the wars in Central America in the 1980s. Through the lens of
her friendship with a fellow American photojournalist, Mary Jo McConahay
captures the bloody violence swirling in the midst of exquisite beauty. This
nuanced portrait is not just an extraordinary piece of historical reportage; it
is a window on the decisions that journalists caught in war must make about
their daily lives even today." – June Carolyn Erlick, author of Disappeared, A Journalist Silenced, and
editor-in-chief of ReVista, the Harvard
Review of Latin America.
