Robert j wiersema biography samples
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Having established his reputation as a prolific book reviewer and event coordinator for Bolen Books in Victoria, bookseller Robert Wiersema published his first novel, Before I Wake (Random House), about the strange aftermath of a tragic traffic accident.
After three-year-old Sherry Barrett is left comatose by a hit-and-run truck driver, Henry Denton, her parents Simon and Karen struggle to maintain their marriage, barely able to cope with their grief as they care for their helpless daughter, suspended between life and death.
Robert J. Wiersema is the author of four novels, including Black Feathers and Before I Wake.
The truck driver, who attempts suicide, is immobilized by his all-consuming guilt. Then sick and dying "pilgrims" begin to visit Sherry's bedside, believing her unworldly presence has the power to mysteriously provide healing.
They say the worst thing is to lose a child.
In Wiersema's riveting domestic drama, Bedtime Story (Random House), two estranged parents must cope with their son's supernatural descent into the thralls of a fan