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The Longest Night
To Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Lockerbie disaster,
Midsummer Sound Company is proud to announce the audio version of
The Longest Night - A Personal History of Pan Am 103
photo courtesy of UPI
The Longest Night
by
Helen Engelhardt
The Longest Night - A Personal History of Pan Am 103 is a deeply emotional, fully realized audio book that begins with the narrator's learning that her husband was killed in the terrorist bombing over Lockerbie on Dec 21, 1988, and ends after a journey of twelve very long months.
More than twenty years ago, Pan Am 103
exploded over
Engelhardt is a writer, poet,
storyteller, and independent audio artist; hearing her talk about the year that
followed her husband's loss is a powerful listening experience.
However, The Longest Night is more than one woman's experience,
because it weaves conversations recorded at that time with family
and friends. Engelhardt recounts how she connected with these and other
shattered families as they created an effective political and emotional support group "The Victims Of Pan Am Flight 103."
Residents of Lockerbie describe the impact of that night on people they
knew. There are visits to the Lockerbie area and
The Longest Night is based upon Helen Engelhardt's memoir of the same name. It was directed by award winning audio book producer Jeffrey Hedquist. Recording and Sound Design by David Shinn.
Helen, Alan, and Tony
This is the story of her beloved husband who through accidents and quirks of fate decided
to board Pan Am Flight 103. Neither he nor anyone else who made the same decision survived
the terrorist bomb that was to send them hurtling through the sky to unsuspecting earth in Scotland.
With the craft of a great story teller, Engelhardt unfolds the stories of those whose lives ended
and those whose lives as they had known them also came to a burning halt.
In these times, the oral tradition begins to take back its rightful place as a vehicle for recording
history, instilling values, teaching lessons, focusing attention, providing diversion, and creating
community. Engelhardt is a leading star in this revival.
Barbara Lazear Ascher
Author of Landscape Without Gravity, A Memoir of Grief
Playing After Dark
The Habit of Loving
Listen to a sample
of The Longest Night
"The Longest Night is situated in an entirely original place where memoir meets documentary,
and the result is powerful...full of insights on love and grief...the listening experience is effortless.
I think that The Longest Night makes a unique contribution to the literature of memoir in audio."
Charles Potter
Grammy Award-winning
audiobook director/producer