The Seventeen Second Miracle

by Jason F. Wright Narrated by Lincoln Hoppe

Overview

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wednesday Letters and The Cross Gardener, a story of small kindnesses-and life-changing miracles.

Seventeen seconds can change a life forever. This is what Rex Connor learned on a gorgeous summer afternoon in 1970 when, as a lifeguard, he diverted his gaze for seventeen seconds and tragedy occurred. Forty years later the waves of that day still ripple through the lives of countless people, including his son, Cole.

Cole Connor has become a patient teacher, and now he has invited three struggling teenagers to visit him on his front porch to learn about Rex Connor-and the Seventeen Second Miracle. Together they will learn how Rex Connor could have allowed seventeen seconds to destroy him, but instead he chose to live every day believing the smallest of acts could change the world for good. And the students, each with their own secrets and private pains, will begin to understand that even tragedy brings lessons. Even pain brings comfort. Even death brings miracles. A seventeen second miracle can change a life-if you let it.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"Sharp prose, clever characterizations, thought-provoking insights….fresh and spiritual."
– Don Piper, New York Times bestselling author of 90 Minutes in Heaven and Heaven is Real

"Passionate, spiritual and thought-provoking…[A] beautifully written book."
– Glenn Beck, talk radio and FOX news host, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Celebrates the incredible joys of the human experience."
– Kevin Milne, author of The Nine Lessons

"Fans of author Jason F. Wright's previous inspirational novels…will delight in this uplifting tale."
– Birmingham Magazine

"Jason Wright's storytelling captures the reader's heart and draws them along on the journey to find forgiveness, acceptance and peace through this loving tale."
– Wichita Falls Times Record News

"The Cross Gardener is a quiet book with a quiet message of hope…Wright is to be commended for his passion and commitment to his subject."
– Deseret News

"Plenty of uplift and tradition-affirming sentiment."
– Publishers Weekly

Jessica Harrison

"An unassuming little book with a whole lot of heart....Wright's prose is like a handmade quilt, intricate in design but featuring a homespun simplicity."--(Jessica Harrison, Book Critic, Deseret News )

Kevin Miline

"The Seventeen Second Miracle offers everything I want in a book: believable characters, laughter and tears, a heartfelt narrative, and a timeless message....On a scale of one to ten, I give it a seventeen."--(Kevin Milne, author of Sweet Misfortune )

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169150612
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	10/05/2010
Edition description:	Unabridged

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