{"product_id":"private-cummings-paperback","title":"Private Cummings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePete McGinty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"... an engaging portrait of two lives filled with human longing and the costs of being different.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-BlueInk Review \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA man and a boy whose lives unexpectedly connect are impacted in improbable ways.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrivate Hank Cummings didn't ask for the fate that befell him during his service in WWII. Saving the lives of three men from the burning wreckage of a B-29 left him a hero, albeit scarred and disabled. But when his personal secret was revealed, he recoiled into a life of seclusion and solitude for much of his adulthood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNever losing his spirit and will to endure, he persevered through his hardships, finding the determination to live a full and prosperous life. His humility caused him to resist the hero's legacy he so richly deserved and would posthumously receive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirty years after a chance meeting with an inquisitive thirteen-year-old boy, the two reunite in Hank's final days, mending tragedy and suffering into self-discovery, peace, and purpose for both. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"...an evolving friendship between a boy and a man... a sense of tragedy that morphs into heroism and love, at the end.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Midwest Book Review\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 322\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 25, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749351391520,"sku":"9798218308971","price":24.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/24df49bace6e484b1e593a17fd354d9f.webp?v=1779930711","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/private-cummings-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}