Robert A. Jensen at the Key West Public Library

700 Fleming Street,Key West FL 33040

06 February, 2023

Description

As the owner of the world’s largest disaster management company, Robert A. Jensen has spent most of his adult life responding to tragedies. He assists with the recovery of bodies, identifying victims, and repatriating and returning their personal effects to the surviving family members. He is also, crucially, involved in the emotional recovery that comes after a disaster. Personal Effects: What Recovering the Dead Teaches Me About Caring for the Living, is an unsparing, up-close look at the difficult work Jensen does behind the yellow tape and the lessons he learned there. Although the subject matter is tragic, the book an inspiring and heartwarming story of survival.