John Altamura

Seven Years In Chicago: A Journey of Growth | Part 1: Survival

A dark literary novel about grief, addiction, forbidden love, and the years that follow the moment the world moves on.

He lost the woman he loved on September 11.

Then he was left with the one person who looked exactly like her.

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John Altamura

John Altamura is an American author whose fiction explores grief, memory, addiction, family wounds, and survival in the aftermath of public and private tragedy. His debut novel, Seven Years in Chicago: A Journey of Growth — Part I: Survival, begins a seven-book literary series centered on Jack Almanti, Sarah Bryant, and Emily Bryant, three lives fractured by September 11 and its long aftermath. Drawing from lived emotional memory, early-2000s...

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“A deeply moving and honest story about grief, survival, and finding a way forward.”

– Goodreads reader

Altamura’s debut is honest and relatable, ideal for readers drawn to character-driven, emotionally layered stories.

– Goodreads reader

“An emotionally compelling exploration of love, regret, betrayals, grief, and human resilience."

Seven Years in Chicago: Part I – Survival is a character-driven literary novel that examines the psychological aftermath of loss and the quiet strength required to endure.

— IndieReader ⭐ 4.5 Rating | IR Approved

– Gabriella Harrison

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September 11, 2026

September 11, 2001 — 25 Years Later

Twenty-five years have passed, but the memories, the loss, and the impact of that day remain.

May we remember those who were lost, those who loved them, and everyone whose life...