Against the Wind - Softcover

Fields, Scott

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ISBN 10: 099414170X ISBN 13: 9780994141705

Publisher: Lang Book Publishing Limited, 2017

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Tony Franko, a young black man from Detroit, escapes from prison and hides out in a small town. He dresses up like a priest and tells Father McKinley, the local priest, that he was sent by the bishop to help out. McKinley is not entirely convinced that he is telling the truth but takes him in anyhow.

Tony is walking downtown and comes across an automobile accident. A young boy is hurt and lying in the street. Tony picks him up and runs across town to the doctor’s office. As the doctor and nurse frantically work on the boy, Tony stays by his side. When the boy finally passes away and the medical staff walks away, Tony is heartbroken. It was if he was reliving the death of his brother. In a last desperate attempt at saving this boy, Tony for the first time in his life utters a prayer asking God to spare this young life. Almost immediately, the boy’s heartbeat returns. This is a life-changing event in Tony’s life. He now not only believes in God; he wants to follow in Jesus’ footsteps by helping others. To this end, his first triumph is to reunite a mother and son who had been estranged for years. From there, he organizes and opens a soup kitchen to feed the poor. Ultimately, he helps a man by the name of Larry Joseph to create a place called Chapel Hill where children with cancer can spend a weekend with their families.

Years later, Tony was actually ordained as a priest and spent the rest of his life in the service of helping others.

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About the Author

Scott was drafted by the Detroit Tigers back in 1966. Out of the 700 players drafted that year, Scott was 34th. He turned down their offer so that he could attend Ohio University to pursue his real dream of becoming a writer. During his four years at Ohio University, Scott played baseball for the Ohio University Bobcats. In his senior year, they were rated in the top five teams in the nation and went on to the college world series. He was born and raised in La Rue, Ohio, a small village nestled in the farmlands of mid Ohio. It was there that he learned to appreciate small town life and country living. After graduating from Ohio University in 1970 with a degree in English Literature, he entered the field of retail management and for the next 30 years managed many stores in the Detroit, Michigan area. In 1996 with a lifelong dream of being a writer, he started writing short stories. Within the next two years, he had four short stories published. After hearing the advice of a neighbor, Scott decided to write a novel. Since then, he has enjoyed having 15 novels published. Scott and his wife, Deb, now live in Mansfield, Ohio. Their children, Sara, Angela, Michael, and Matt live in the Detroit area.

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