From the author: This is a documentary narrative based on the stories and memories of Abdulrahman and Katie Zeitoun. Dates, times and places of events and other facts have been confirmed by independent experts and archival data. Oral memories of participants in those events are reproduced with maximum accuracy. Some names have been changed. This book is not intended to be a comprehensive source of information about New Orleans or Hurricane Katrina. This is just a story about the life of a single family - before and after the storm. The book was written with the direct participation of members of the Zeitoun family and reflects their vision of those events.