Thanks, Jack: In Need of a Miracle

Thanks, Jack: In Need of a Miracle revisits vivid memories of a World War II and mid-twentieth-century New England childhood, the memories of a boy who grew up in a large family that could supply few material resources beyond the basics. Born with an innate love for fishing, boats, and later cars, he got his first job at ten and set to earning whatever was needed both to fuel his passions and to save for an education, with an entrepreneurial drive that would put many an adult to shame.A rain-soaked highway; a crash; a seventeen-year-old's brain addled by the shock of seeing the car he'd only owned for hours - in flames. Light from the fire on the trees above giving form to a smiling face, which he suddenly recognizes: the image of his long-dead older brother. Why, he asks himself, is he still alive? If you seek verifiable proof of real-life miracles, you need look no further than this book. The story is, in a word, astounding.