First Light

Zusatztext “ First Light is gripping from the very first page.  It´s a powerful novel of love! heroism! redemption! and ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. But at its core it´s a beautifully written story of the human heart emerging from the brink of darkness.  Emotionally engaging from beginning to end! I had to keep reminding myself to breathe.  This is a book to savor! and one that will linger in your heart long after you turn the last page.” --Karen White! New York Times bestselling author of Flight Patterns “A captivating and harrowing debut. . . First Light is! at its core! a story of love and family! told within an engrossing page-turner about endurance and hope.” -- Booklist “A heartfelt! touching family story about love and sacrifice. . . The setting and events are vividly described! and the bone-chilling cold and despair of the passengers is palpable. . . Uplifting.” –RT Book Reviews “Excellent... First Light weaves a survival story with the circle of life! dishing in love and heartbreak along with a boss who’s a pain in the rear. I enjoyed it very much! so if you are looking for a good suspense novel! pick up a copy.”-- Free Lance-Star Informationen zum Autor Bill Rancic is a television personality and the author of the New York Times bestselling book You’re Hired: How to Succeed in Business and Life ! as well as the books Beyond the Lemonade Stand and I Do! Now What? which was written with his wife! Giuliana Rancic. After bursting onto the national scene when he was hired by Donald Trump as the winner of the first season of NBC’s breakthrough program The Apprentice ! Rancic has become a well-known entrepreneur and sought-after motivational speaker. He appears before businesses and organizations around the world on a variety of business-related topics and is also a frequent guest on numerous daytime broadcast and cable television programs such as Today ! The View ! Rachael Ray ! and various CNBC programs. ***This excerpt is from an advance uncorrected copy proof*** Copyright © 2016 Bill Rancic One   The envelope arrives one afternoon when I’m out in the yard raking leaves. I’m feeling pretty good at the moment, watching the street for the car bringing my wife and son home from the soccer game, wondering if Jackson got to play, wondering if he got to score. He’s been riding the bench all season, watching his friends get more playing time, and it’s been bothering him enough that he’s added extra practices and workouts to his routine, running suicide drills at the stadium, lining up kick after kick in the fall twilight. I’ve been practicing with him in the evenings and on weekends, videotaping him so he can watch his form. A dentist appointment that morning kept me from actually making it to the game, but I’ve been thinking of my son all day as I scrape up leaves, red and brown and gold, wondering how it went. If he still didn’t get to play, or played badly…I know how disappointed he’ll be. I remind myself that Jackson is a bright and loving kid who does well in school, who has plenty of friends, who is pretty much as well-adjusted as any parent could hope. If he doesn’t get to play in the soccer game today, so be it. Worse things have happened. The leaves crackling underfoot remind me of the crunch of snow in the dead of winter. For a minute I’m back in the Yukon, in the woods with the snow falling all around, listening to Kerry’s slow breathing, watching her chest rise and fall. It’s a memory I have often—when my wife crawls into my arms at night, when our son sits between us on the sofa at home to watch a movie together or read a book. I remember praying for another breath, then another, then another. Praying for her, for us, to live, and thinking, I’m not stro...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Barbara Keel, Bill Rancic, Bill/ Keel Rancic
• Verlag: Putnam Publishing Group
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheint: 30.11.2016, verspätet
• EAN: 9781101982273
• ISBN: 978-1-101-98227-3
• Seiten: 320
• Thema: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur