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Emily's Walk

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John Krull's book, Emily's Walk, surprises you. You pick it up thinking that you will read the account of a tragedy, and realize that it's much more. Before you know it, you find yourself learning about how the political process really works - and enjoying the lesson. The book reads like a fast-paced novel. It has all the suspense and sharply drawn character development of a first-rate thriller. But it's all true, and that is what makes it so powerful. I recommend reading it.

As grandparents, not unlike Bud and Nancy Jones, we sometimes take the grandkids to amusement parks. For Bud and Nancy, however, this wonderful family outing turned to tragedy ending with the death of Nancy, critical injury to one granddaughter and multiple injuries to other family members, on a simple amusement park ride, the kiddie train. This family's struggle with personal and financial loss is recounted by John Krull in a short, easy-to-ready book. The eye-opener is the family's struggle with legal loop holes which allowed virtually no one to be blamed for mismanagement by the amusement park, deceptive maintenance practices and records, and the State of Indiana to do false inspections of park rides. The father of Emily (the child who was paralyzed in this accident) goes to bat for the family's rights and struggles through Indiana's legal and legislative system to protect his family from bankruptcy and provide his daughter with the best medical care possible. He also fights for state reform on amusement park inspections. I found the book very interesting, and appreciated this gift from my daughter-in-law for Christmas.