American Mother

AN IMMEDIATE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * Featured on MSNBC's Morning Joe "An extraordinary story of grace, forgiveness, and moral courage." -Patrick Radden Keefe

"A work of great faith and redemption." -Jamie Lee Curtis National Book Award-winning author Colum McCann channels Diane Foley's voice as she recalls the son who went abroad and never came home: American journalist James Foley. In late 2021, Diane Foley sat at a table across from Alexanda Kotey, a member of the ISIS group known as "The Beatles" who pled guilty to the kidnapping, torture, and murder of her son, James Foley, seven years before. She asked the legendary writer Colum McCann to be there. Channeling Diane's singular voice, McCann brings to life her shock and sadness in the wake of Jim's death, her resolve to continue his mission, and above all her courageous faith. American Mother is a work of profound moral clarity-a book that takes us inside one woman's extraordinary journey to find connection in a world torn asunder, and to fight for others as a way to keep her son's memory alive.