When the flames ravaged : a day to remember
(*New Book)

July 6, 1944. Whether by nature or by man, some disasters changed history and were a day to be remembered. Evelyn Benson's husband perished in the Bataan Death March but not her faith. The World War II Gold Star widow is taken in by her brother and soothed by the love of his wife and children. Evelyn refuses to cower to grief. She may not understand God's mysterious ways, but she has never questioned Him -- until the circus fire. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus train chugs into Hartford, Connecticut, on a sweltering day one month after the Allies invaded Normandy. Among the roustabouts is a reluctant clown, Hank Webb. He may hide from his murky past behind grease paint as 'Fraidy Freddie, but God wants to offer Hank a chance to be found. Though first, what little Hank believes about God will endure a fiery trial. On an ordinary Thursday, a devastating blaze of unknown origins consumes the circus tent along with Evelyn's hopes and Hank's anonymity. Will their faith also perish in the big top's flames? ....or will love breathe new life into the ashes?