Failing to hide his anguish over the death of his wife and the implosion of his corporate career, a young man must let his guard down if he is to rediscover his sense of identity and find his spiritual bearings.
The loss in 26-year-old Tyler Manion’s life is becoming overwhelming. Six months ago, his wife died suddenly, shocking him to the core. Tomorrow will be his last day at work, laid off from General Motors as a Human Resources professional who had aspired to change his moribund profession for the better. Raising his not-quite-two-year-old son alone, he puts up a brave front of someone who still has it all together. But Tyler has trouble focusing, and his spiritual attention deficit disorder is keeping him from any meaningful connection with the one who could help him most in his hour of need. A high school girl basketball phenom, a gruff World War II veteran, a hippie nun and a beguilingly brainy graduate student will each help him rediscover his sense of identity and find his spiritual bearings.
Scraps of Grace opens in Michigan in the summer of 1990, a time of turmoil and of hopefulness.
Jon Harmon is the father of five sons, and a devoted husband, active in his Catholic faith. He is a corporate communications executive who has led global communications teams as vice president at Heidrick & Struggles and at Navistar-International. He began his career at Ford Motor Company, where he worked for 22 years, including in several senior roles.
Harmon is the author of the acclaimed business book FEEDING FRENZY, a narrative interspersed with lessons learned in crisis communications. SCRAPS OF GRACE is his first novel. A sequel is in the works.