Dear John Author:Kim Vogel Sawyer After losing her parents in a fatal accident, Marin Brooks must step at once into their shoes...her mother's shoes in order to care for her brother John; and her father's shoes in order to run the advertising agency he founded. Her brother has Down's Syndrome and has stayed at home most of his life. Marin refuses to place him in an institution, ... more »despite the urgings of family and friends to do so.
Philip Wilder helps bring disabled and non-disabled people together by placing clients in jobs throughout the city. But when he receives a call from Marin Brooks, who hopes to use his service as a day-care facility for her brother, he balks. What holds her back from letting her brother get a job?
Will God help these two caregivers, who seem perfect for each other, reconcile their differences?« less
Everyone should read this book. Great insight into the life of a young Down Syndrome man and the sister who is afraid to let him reach out into the non-disabled world.