From Publishers Weekly
New York City police officer McDonald was paralyzed from the neck down after being shot by a teenager in Central Park; despite his condition, which is unlikely to improve, he and his wife remain strong in their religious convictions. According to PW , this is a "poignant chronicle of their lives before, during and especially after the tragedy."
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
On a summer day in 1986 Steven McDonald, a New York City policeman, was patrolling his Central Park beat when a teenager whom he approached shot him, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. This book, with its alternating voices, recounts how Steven and Patti Ann have survived the incident and its aftermath. Steven's plight has attracted a lot of publicity, and he has been the recipient of awards and gifts and is frequently asked to speak before groups. The McDonald's draw strength from their religious convictions. While the story itself is dramatic, the telling lacks drama. The McDonalds needed considerably more help from Kahn than they got. Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club alternates.
- Anne Twitchell, EPA Headquarters Lib., Washington,
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Anne Twitchell, EPA Headquarters Lib., Washington,
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
