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Overview

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wednesday Letters and The Cross Gardener, a story of small kindnesses-and life-changing miracles.

Seventeen seconds can change a life forever. This is what Rex Connor learned on a gorgeous summer afternoon in 1970 when, as a lifeguard, he diverted his gaze for seventeen seconds and tragedy occurred. Forty years later the waves of that day still ripple through the lives of countless people, including his son, Cole.

Cole Connor has become a patient teacher, and now he has invited three struggling teenagers to visit him on his front porch to learn about Rex Connor-and the Seventeen Second Miracle. Together they will learn how Rex Connor could have allowed seventeen seconds to destroy him, but instead he chose to live every day believing the smallest of acts could change the world for good. And the students, each with their own secrets and private pains, will begin to understand that even tragedy brings lessons. Even pain brings comfort. Even death brings miracles. A seventeen second miracle can change a life-if you let it.

Editorial Reviews

Jessica Harrison
"An unassuming little book with a whole lot of heart....Wright's prose is like a handmade quilt, intricate in design but featuring a homespun simplicity."--(Jessica Harrison, Book Critic, Deseret News )
Kevin Miline
"The Seventeen Second Miracle offers everything I want in a book: believable characters, laughter and tears, a heartfelt narrative, and a timeless message....On a scale of one to ten, I give it a seventeen."--(Kevin Milne, author of Sweet Misfortune )

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780425237946
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 9/28/2010
  • Pages: 304
  • Sales rank: 101,487
  • Product dimensions: 5.40 (w) x 7.40 (h) x 0.80 (d)

Meet the Author

Jason F. Wright is the national bestselling author of Christmas Jars. He’s also a consultant whose editorial articles on politics, pop culture, and public policy have appeared in newspapers and magazines nationwide. He serves as founder and managing editor of the widely read political destination, PoliticalDerby.com.

Jason fell in love with Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley while researching the area for The Wednesday Letters, and with the enthusiastic blessing of his wife, Kodi, he recently relocated with her and their four children to the historic town of Woodstock. A sign on their door says, “Friends welcome. Family by appointment only.”

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 7, 2010

    Life Changing!

    This is the best book I have read in a very long time and I read every day. Jason Wright has become my favorite author. He is brillant. This story had my both laughing and crying. I could not put it down. I was so involved in it I tried to read while I cooked and talked on the phone. I think everyone should read this book and get the meaning out of the story about how we all can be better to people. It's not that hard and it only takes 17 seconds or less. Theres alot more to the story than that but I don't want to give it away. It rally changed my life for the better and I too have started a journal like in the book for my husband but he doesn't know it. When you read it you'll understand what I'm talking about. It's a great read!

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted September 29, 2010

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    Another thought provoking read

    Another thought provoking novel from Jason F. Wright. Everyone should read this book not only for the story itself but for the self examination that goes on while reading it. Much like his Christmas Jars novel, this book will open the reader's eyes to simple ways to better the lives of the people arround them. By the end, you too will be looking for ways to perform seventeen second miracles throughout your day. You will believe in the Seventeen Second Miracle.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 9, 2011

    this is a very good read

    Jason Wright has a way of creating characyers who steal your heart his stories have a potential to change the worlds thinking from human selfishness this was a bit of a slow read however an excellent novel

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  • Posted February 2, 2012

    A Life Changer

    This is a great book! It would definitely make this world a much better place if everyone tried to create 17 second miracles, and we appreciated the 17 second miracles that we experience ourselves. This book has given me a daily challenge.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 14, 2012

    Awesomw Awesome!!!!!"!

    Awesome magazine!!!!!!!!!! I love it sooooooooooooooooooow
    Muh

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 9, 2012

    Excellent book!

    After reading this you will want to find ways to perform seventeen second miracles. Very touching.

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  • Posted March 14, 2011

    awesome read

    What a wonderful story ! It would be a better world if we all did 17 second miracles.

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  • Posted February 16, 2011

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    This Book Will Touch Your Heart!

    A "miracle" is defined as an extraordinary event the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers. "The Seventeen Second Miracle", by Jason F. Wright, is a story about tragedy, forgiveness, hope, love, healing....and miracles. The theme of this book is that it only takes a few seconds to change another person's life....for the good or for the bad.
    The title of the book refers to the 17 seconds it took for a young girl to drown. Seventeen year old Rex Conner was swimming with his girlfriend "Sparks" and her sister "Flick" on Flick's 8th birthday. Flicks mother left Rex responsible for watching the young girl while she played in the water. When Rex turns his attention away for only those few seconds the girl drowns. He tries to revive her but to no avail and the mother holds him responsible.
    Rex was overcome with grief and guilt. He gradually started noticing others and their needs. He started doing small acts of random kindness. He also noticed nice things that others did for him. When he shared this with Sparks she told him to write these things down in a daily journal. He would let Sparks read his journal regularly. Then Sparks started her own journal, writing down all that Rex was doing to help others, his "Seventeen Second Miracles".
    Rex passed his journals and his legacy of doing good down to his son, Cole. Cole's father taught him that "love is a verb" and that "doing good" is not the same as being a "do good" person who has self-centered motives. Cole led a "Seventeen Second Miracle Discussion Group" with high school students that were hand-picked by the school principal. You see, the principal had been profoundly touched by one of Rex Conner's "seventeen second miracles" when he was a young man.
    Miracles are all around us if we open our eyes and our hearts to see them. It might take 17 seconds or five hours to reach out and make a difference in another life. Love is a verb and the time spent doing good is not wasted.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 18, 2011

    sample is TERRIBLE

    I really wanted to read a sample of this book. All that was included was a foreward and the table of contents. I dont know if it is the publisher or B & N that decided to give you only 9 pages, but shame on you! This in my eyes is NOT a sample. I wont purchase this now on pure principal.

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