Every year, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books becomes livelier and brighter due to the growing number of attendees. From book lovers, casual readers, and literary collectors to authors and publishers, people gathered to celebrate literacy.
The largest book festival in the US opened its doors last April for a glamorous two-day weekend celebration with the bookworms. Held at the University of Southern California, many book enthusiasts, book lovers, and book collectors, as well as writers, established authors, and many more, attended the free event.
A lot of bookfair-goers went by the Citi of Books booth to check for their next read and potential favorite book. One of the books that were chosen is “Have You Seen My Brother?: Discovering That God Is Good Even in a Tragedy” by Margie Cretella. It was displayed on April 20th and 21st at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at the University of Southern California.
“Have You Seen My Brother?: Discovering That God Is Good Even in a Tragedy” is a poignant and heartfelt book. The author shares her personal journey, which began with a tragic car crash involving her brother on November 13, 2013. The accident left her searching for answers, both about her brother’s whereabouts and her faith in God.
Margie’s quest took her to various hospitals, where she tirelessly asked hospital staff if they knew where her brother was. She describes the emotional toll of spending ten years searching for both her brother and God. The uncertainty, exhaustion, bitterness, and loneliness weighed heavily on her.
The book delves into profound questions: Who was more important to Margie—her brother or God? Could God turn His back on her brother, Father Steve, a devout Catholic priest? Perhaps, in her search, she would discover that God and her brother had been intertwined in her life all along.
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