Lazarus Man

 I read a book called Lazarus Man that was written by Richard Price. The story takes place in Harlem, New York City. Several characters frequent the neighborhood. One is the owner of a failing funeral home business. Another is a young man who uses his camera to take pictures of the neighborhood. The parks department buys some of his photos. Another is a recovered addict. One morning a apartment complex in the neighborhood collapses. Some tenants are killed. A local police officer is bound and determined to find all the missing persons. Three days after the collapse the recovered addict is found in the rubble. He is taken to the hospital where, besides breathing in all kinds of dust and rubble, his biggest injury is a sore on his tail bone where he laid on a piece on concrete. He becomes famous and starts giving motivational speeches that uplift others and actually help him too. I enjoyed this story about the Harlem community.