The Chairman [Paperback]

Harry Lee Kraus (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1999

Something is wrong in Fisher's Retreat. And police officerNathan McAllister is caught in the middle without a clue how he gotthere. He knows one thing for certain-his life will never be thesame. He no longer has a job. His wife Abby has become distant anduncaring. And his entire world now revolves around the one questionhe cannot answer: What really happened that fateful day in Fisher'sRetreat? The official police report states that a drug bust wentawry, but he doubts that is the truth.

As Nathan's suspicions grow about that day in Fisher's Retreat,so does his need for the truth. But he has been warned to stopasking questions. Someone doesn't want him to learn what reallyhappened. But the greater mystery for Nathan is what happened tohis marriage.

Can Abby love Nathan now? His body no longer works. He needs tobe cared for as an infant. Yet, as Abby learns to face Nathan'sphysical difficulties, she begins to see a side of Nathan thathadn't existed before. A new creation has been born in a brokenbody. But just when she feels the love rekindle, Nathan beginspushing her away, afraid. Is it too late for both of them?

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Product Details

• Paperback: 473 pages
• Publisher: Crossway Books (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581340389
• ISBN-13: 978-1581340389
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #856,344 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent. I could not put it down!, March 26, 2000

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Andrew L. Wagner MD (Harrisonburg, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews
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This is the first book by Harry Kraus that I have read, and I am heading out to buy the rest. This book had me hooked from the beginning and kept me up most of the night so I could finish. The story revolves alternatively between a recent spinal injury patient trying to discover the facts relating to his injury (he has amnesia), and the chairman of neurosurgical department and his teenage daughter. Their stories eventually merge as you might imagine and each has a profound influence on the other's life. The storyline of a man and his wife trying to come to grips with a devastating injury and save their marriage is moving and realistic. You can not help but care deeply for these characters, and I was only disappointed at the end because it was over. I look forward to his next book, if it is half as good as this.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable read with an important message, August 13, 2001

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Dr. Kraus knows how to keep his readers turning the pages with an intriguing plot and interesting characters. But more than a spellbinding read, The Chairman delivers an important message: each person's value is based on the fact that God loves us, not what we are able to do or not do. Two very different types of "chairmen" learned this invaluable lesson as the events unfold in this medical mystery, bringing the two together for an unexpected ending.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great novel--Kraus' best!, March 27, 1999

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The Chairman held my attention through the whole book. I think it is Kraus's best. His realistic portrayal of a paraplegic let you in on what it must be like to be wheelchair bound. He deals with the issue of God's will in tragedy and weaves a love story into the plot. I'd recommend it to everyone.