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A survivors awe-inspiring story of how she overcame tragedy and re-created herself as a wife, mother, and womanShe was a hardworking business woman, had a loving husband and an infant son, and a confidence born of intelligence and beauty. But on 911, good fortune was no match for catastrophe. When a wall of flame at the World Trade Center burned more than 80 percent of her body, Lauren Manning began a ten-year journey of survival and rebirth that tested her almost beyond human endurance.Long before that infamous September day, Manning learned the importance of perseverance, relentless hard work, and a deep faith in oneself. So when the horrific moment of her near-death arrived, she possessed the strength and resilience to insist that she would not yieldnot to the terrorists, not to the long odds, not to the bottomless pain and exhaustion.