Bread Upon the Waters: A Novel

From the O. Henry Award–winning author of Rich Man, Poor Man, a Manhattan family is forever altered as a consequence of an act of kindness.

The Strands are a happy family, save for the occasional financial struggle. Allen, the father, has a decent job as a schoolteacher, a lovely wife, and smart, ambitious, and compassionate children. When Allen's daughter witnesses a mugging, she takes the victim back to the Strand home for help and a warm meal. The Strands have no clue that the man they ar...