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    Daylight
    Daylight
    Daylight
    Ebook29 pages18 minutes

    Daylight

    By Grace A. Johnson

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    It was too late.

    The whole world knew it, the nations shaking their heads at the fallen United States, our beautiful country of hope and freedom covered in blood and ashes.

    Only the devil could've planned something so disastrous.

    Only God could save us now.

    Only God could save August.

    It was all my fault that he nearly lost his life, dashing back into the hailstorm of debris to save a man who was already dead. I can only hope that he'll recover—that we will recover.

    Because some things will never be forgotten.

    Told from the point-of-view of a fictional 9/11 eyewitness, Daylight is a heart-rending short story of grief and rejoicing in the aftermath of 9/11 by bestselling author, Grace A. Johnson.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSky's the Limit Press
    Release dateSep 11, 2021
    ISBN9781393895435
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      I absolutely loved this book! It had such vivid description and was filled with hope! 9/11 was such a hard time for America, but this outlook this short story paints is absolutely beautiful.

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