{"product_id":"julias-gift-9798244631562","title":"Julia's Gift","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): D. James Then\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Religious - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs noted in the 91st Psalm, \u003ci\u003e\"God commands his angels to guard you wherever you go.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulia's Gift\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary story about the power of Divine Providence and Divine Intervention as demonstrated through the beautifully inspired acts of one quiet and unassuming man, Patch Holland. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJulia Holland believes her husband, Patch, is Heaven's envoy-an angel among us-through whom God works to impact and protect the lives of every-day men and women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe believes Patch was selected to do God's bidding as an orphan in Western New York in November 1963 on the day John F. Kennedy died. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the spur of the moment, Lockwood McGuire-a freelance journalist and five-time Pulitzer Prize winner-travels to Hollyoak, Indiana, to cover a story for \u003ci\u003eAmerica Today, \u003c\/i\u003e the popular podcast managed by his wife, Biddy Hannah. The story he is sent to cover is about America's last day in the Vietnam War, April 30, 1975. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFifty years to the day, April 30, 2025, McGuire arrives in Hollyoak, to report Patch's historical perspective. Patch, a Marine, helped South Vietnamese citizens board the last freedom flight from the American Embassy on that fateful day in 1975. Lock's report is a rousing success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile in Hollyoak, Patch asks Lockwood for a secret favor. He wants McGuire to produce a book in six weeks for a family reunion in June, probably the last his family will ever have with Julia, the matriarch of the Holland family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJulia is dying of cancer, and she wants her children and grandchildren to have the book-a legacy gift-that exposes Patch's divine exploits. Her family knows nothing about Patch's good deeds, and Julia wants them to know the full story before cancer ends her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter listening to Patch's request and perspective, McGuire agrees to write the book. McGuire, at a crossroads as an investigative journalist, views Holland's assignment as a way to prove to himself that he still has worth as a reporter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result for Julia, and readers, is a book of astonishing stories that detail Patch's extraordinary life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulia's Gift\u003c\/i\u003e is a memorable and concise story that demonstrates on one man can impact the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. This is a story that holds a secret surprise on its final page.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47569508892823,"sku":"9798244631562","price":847.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798244631562.webp?v=1774877804","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/julias-gift-9798244631562","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}