Coins in the Ashes: A Family Story of Grief, Gratitude, and Grace

by Joe McHugh

Book Overview

Do our ancestors play a meaningful role in our lives today? Can they make their presence felt through the agency of serendipity, those marvelous coincidences that defy our rational attempts to explain them away? In 2009, radio journalist Joe McHugh set out on a journey to find the family of an African-American woman named Helen who cared for him when he was a young child and who helped his family survive a terrible tragedy. Armed only with her first...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0961994398
• ISBN13: 9780961994396
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Calling Crane Publishing
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 9 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 10 to Postsecondary