The Chairman

By Harry Lee Kraus

Description:

Something is wrong in Fisher's Retreat. And police officer Nathan McAllister is caught in the middle without a clue how he got there. He knows one thing for certain-his life will never be the same. He no longer has a job. His wife Abby has become distant and uncaring. And his entire world now revolves around the one question he cannot answer: What really happened that fateful day in Fisher's Retreat? The official police report states that a drug bust went awry, but he doubts that is the truth.

As Nathan's suspicions grow about that day in Fisher's Retreat, so does his need for the truth. But he has been warned to stop asking questions. Someone doesn't want him to learn what really happened. But the greater mystery for Nathan is what happened to his marriage.

Can Abby love Nathan now? His body no longer works. He needs to be cared for as an infant. Yet, as Abby learns to face Nathan's physical difficulties, she begins to see a side of Nathan that hadn't existed before. A new creation has been born in a broken body. But just when she feels the love rekindle, Nathan begins pushing her away, afraid. Is it too late for both of them?

Book Takeaway:

What makes a person's life valuable? Wealth? Success? Looks?

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Why the author wrote this book:

I wanted to bring together two characters, one with the ideal life (successful, great job, rich, respected professor and researcher, the chairman of a neurosurgical department at a University Hospital) and one who cannot do anything on his own (quadriplegic, paralyzed, living life out in a chair....the chair man!). I wanted the reader to see this contrast to see that human value has nothing to do with human performance.