The Leaf of Golden Memories : A Boy's Journey to Adulthood

By Ron E. Scherer and H.T. Hallwood

The Leaf of Golden Memories is based on the true story of a young boy's journey to adulthood. The story actually covers two journeys. The first is a physical journey, started in 1923, at the age of three, when the boy's father moved the family from the plains of Colorado to the Ozark Hills of Arkansas, by covered wagon. Traveling hundreds of miles over a period of 10 months, the family faced countless obstacles, burdens, disappointments, cold and even hunger. The second journey was in the boy's mind, an emotional journey that took him from childhood to adulthood. Prompted by the discovery of a beautiful golden leaf while raking his yard nearly 60 years later, the author is overcome by countless vivid memories of his childhood and coming of age. Each recollection holds a story and a memory very golden, and through all of his life's challenges he still managed to find good in everything. The book will entertain you, help you understand true hardship and remind you to count your blessings. You may also shed a few tears. And you will feel the profound appreciation he has for the beauty of God's creation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0615872468
• ISBN13: 9780615872469
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Persimmon Grove Publishing
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 10 years and up