The Singing Place - Tapa blanda

It is almost Christmas and two brokenhearted men are about to meet. For years, Jorge Mendoza has been working hard at Children’s Hospital, cleaning restrooms, making beds, doing the things that others do not want to do...and all to bring his wife and little daughter to America. Through those years, Jorge has brought joy to others. He is a puppet maker and he gives away his creations to suffering children. But now, just before Christmas, he learns that his wife and little girl will not be allowed to join him. Eddie Gartman is a young man who is locked in the narrow world of Down Syndrome. His mother has died and his whole world is turning upside down. On his way to a special home for people with his condition, Eddie jumps out of the car and runs. His journey takes him through the streets of Los Angeles, as he searches for “The Singing Place”. These two men, who do not know each other, are about to meet. In that meeting, they will learn that miracles are never free. And the greatest miracles always cost the most. Coleman has dedicated this book to the memory of his little sister, Virginia May Luck, whose life had such an impact on others, though she suffered from Down Syndrome.

Coleman Luck is a former Hollywood writer/executive producer known for such television series as The Equalizer, that starred Edward Woodward, and Gabriel's Fire, that starred James Earl Jones. A native of Wheaton, Illinois, Coleman is a Life Member of the Writers Guild of America, West. Coleman lives in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of central California near Yosemite National Park with his wife of 52 years, Carel Gage Luck, a fine artist. They have three adult children and five grandchildren. Coleman is a decorated combat veteran. In 1968, as an Army infantry First Lieutenant, he led a rifle platoon with the Mobile Riverine Force in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. His personal awards and decorations include two Bronze Stars, one for valor and one for meritorious service in a combat zone, three Army Commendation medals, all for valor, the Air Medal, for combat assaults by helicopter, and the Combat Infantryman's Badge.