{"product_id":"emily-in-the-elevator-brian-duggan-9798995953005","title":"Emily in the Elevator: A 9\/11 World Trade Center Love Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt begins like any other Tuesday morning in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmily Lombardo, a sharp-witted, coffee-dependent twenty-eight-year-old from Queens, steps into an elevator at the World Trade Center's North Tower. She's running on too little sleep and too much of a stranger's painful story rattling around in her head. She isn't looking for anything, certainly not love. And then the doors close.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Anderson, Jr., handsome, well-dressed, smelling faintly of citrus and sea air, smiles at her with perfect white teeth and asks what floor she's going to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe hasn't pushed a button yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat unfolds from that chance encounter is a love story unlike any other, warm, funny, deeply human, and set against the most devastating morning in American history. As Emily and Chris are pulled apart by the chaos and horror of September 11, 2001, every choice becomes urgent, every feeling raw, and every moment borrowed from a world that will never be the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmily in the Elevator\u003c\/strong\u003e is a story about the people we almost miss - the ones who appear beside us in ordinary moments and change everything. It's about a young woman finally ready to stop playing it safe, a city shaken to its core, and a love that refuses to be buried in the rubble of an unthinkable day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeeply respectful of the real heroes - the first responders, firefighters, and ordinary people who gave everything, Brian Duggan has crafted a historical romance that honors the tragedy of 9\/11 while celebrating the resilience of the human heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBecause sometimes the bravest thing you can do is step out of the elevator.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Duggan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798995953005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Duggan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d","brand":"Brian Duggan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742233178367,"sku":"9798995953005","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_29f4e1e4-4fa0-4031-9b88-4dd022dc91b6.jpg?v=1782444147","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/emily-in-the-elevator-brian-duggan-9798995953005","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}