Jennifer Proctor, a wispy yet hauntingly beautiful young girl of
ten, already qualified as one of those rare saints on earth. She
had developed a sense of compassion far beyond her years and,
unlike most children her age, is completely unselfish. When she
innocently applies a gift that she neither understands nor wants to
save a young boy's father from certain death in a racecar accident,
Jennie affects the destiny of a whole family in ways she could not
have dreamed. Only when her path crosses once again with Ross
Becker years later does she learn of the powerful impact her
kind-spirited intervention had on so many people and how he must
now return her favor. Set between 1940 and 1963, A Favor Returned
captures the changing dynamics of families, communities, and the
country in the post-World War II era as prosperity and a confidence
bordering on arrogance seemed to envelope the nation. The
historical background mingles with the thread of possibility that
there truly may be people on this earth who are in the world but
not of it, people whose decency and honesty appear too good to be
true. Coupled with this is the unsettling possibility that
unselfish "saints on earth" may set into motion devastating and
tragic consequences. Jennifer Proctor firmly believes that there is
a loving God who has placed some people on earth to help others be
happier, but time and again she must face the frustrating fact that
He doesn't explain how the process is supposed to work. When Ross
Becker is faced with the final heart-wrenching dilemma of A Favor
Returned, he at last realizes the desperate and utter truth of
Jennie's frustration.
General
Imprint: |
Wheatmark Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2013 |
First published: |
July 2013 |
Authors: |
Duke Southard
|
Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
362 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-60494-964-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
General
|
LSN: |
1-60494-964-3 |
Barcode: |
9781604949643 |
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