Heroic Measures

When a gasoline tanker truck gets 'stuck' in the Midtown Tunnel, Alex and Ruth must fight through the traffic and the terrorist scare to get their beloved pet dachshund, Dorothy, to an animal hospital sixty blocks uptown. In the midst of all the chaos, Alex and Ruth are also attempting to sell their apartment as the housing market rises and plummets unpredictably. Told from a variety of perspectives, Jill Ciment's book, "Heroic Measures," is an in-depth look at one couple's life over the course of forty-eight tumultous hours of howling dogs, veterinarians, cabdrivers, news anchors, bomb experts, hostages, witnesses, and rumors.