Brendan McDonough is the only survivor of the 2013 fire at Yarnell. Today he is a public speaker and works with numerous nonprofits for veterans, police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services. He lives in Prescott, Arizona.
Stephan Talty is the co-author of A Captain's Duty, which was the basis for the film Captain Phillips, and wrote the New York Times bestseller Empire of Blue Water. He lives in Montclair, New Jersey.
"My Lost Brothers is a harrowing story of heroism in the face of
natural disaster. It perfectly illustrates the kind of teamwork and
camaraderie that informed the legendary squad of hotshots working
to save--in this case--their hometown from utter destruction by
fire. As perhaps the least likely guy ever to become a hotshot,
Brendan McDonough more than lives up to his role after having been
taken underwing by Granite Mountain leader Eric Marsh. That he has
been able to keep on even keel as the Yarnell Hill Fire's lone
survivor, having lost his mentor and his best friends, speaks
volumes about his character and is a lasting testimony to the
strength of his lost brothers."--Ed Viesturs, bestselling author of
The Mountain: My Time on Everest
"[My Lost Brothers] is sure to captivate readers . . . Brendan
McDonough had a very unusual story to tell, and he has done it
well."--Bookreporter.com
"For an East Coast guy like me this book was a real education in
wildfires, and the last few chapters were a terrifying lesson in
how they can do the unpredictable. I was left with nothing but
admiration for the Granite Mountain hotshot crew who put their
lives on the line to protect the town of Yarnell."--Michael
Tougias, New York Times-bestselling co-author of The Finest Hours
and So Close to Home
"Gear up with Brendan McDonough and his brothers in the elite
Granite Mountain crew of wildland firefighters. Suspenseful and
intense, My Lost Brothers sears to the heart. Nonfiction writing at
its best."--Stephen Templin, New York Times-bestselling author of
SEAL Team Six and Trident's First Gleaming
"The dangers of battling fires on the ground and air are many and
McDonough thrillingly explains the terror and panic of the fateful
June 30, 2013 tragedy at Yarnell Hill, where all 19 of his crew
members perished, leaving him with painful survivor's guilt. But
strong support propelled him into a new life of grace and
renewal."--Publishers Weekly
"This is a new breed of war story, of the citizen soldiers who
stand between life and death, the forest and the fire. Through
burnt moonscapes, in air choked with ash, they face flames as tall
as towers and say, 'You shall not pass.' Powerful and lasting, this
is a story of men who gave their all."--Adam Makos, New York
Times-bestselling author of A Higher Call
"With his insightful barbs aimed at our increasingly unrealistic
ideal of life in the West and the many ways in which wildland
firefighters are let down by those who fund and rely upon them, and
brutally honest assessment of his struggles with PTSD, McDonough
gives readers a unique and bracing literary experience.--Booklist
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