Jonah's Whale: A Tale of Triumph

by Lyn Phoenix

Overview

Set in the late 1800s on a family farm in New South Wales, Australia, Joseph, a widowed father, faces the challenges of raising his three sons alone. Jacob and Jason struggle with the absence of a mother, while Jonah, the middle son, battles a severe speech impediment and learning difficulties. Their story parallels the biblical Jonah's, highlighting themes of faith and resilience as Jonah confronts adversity. The screenplay is authored by Lyn Phoenix, a retired speech/language pathologist and assistive technology specialist with 37 years of experience in public schools across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Lyn has published numerous professional articles and written courses for virtual schools. Now retired, she devotes her time to writing fiction, sharing her deep faith through her work. She is also the author of the novel The Walk Home and is currently working on her next book, The God Nod. Lyn lives with her husband and is blessed with three married children and five grandsons.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940185873458
Publisher:	Amazon Writing & Publishers
Publication date:	08/15/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	282 KB

About the Author

Lyn Phoenix is a retired speech/language pathologist who has worked in the public schools of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio providing treatment for varying communication issues of children with orthopedic, multiple and behavioral disabilities for 37 years. She also worked for 25 of those years as an assistive technology specialist providing technology to students with Autism, Traumatic Brain Injury and Cognitive/Physical challenges. Lyn has been interested in writing professionally since she was a teenager. She has had many professional articles published and has written seven courses for virtual schools in the field of education and speech/language pathology. Her heart was always yearning to write fiction in the faith based genre, and now as a retired person she has the time and means to do so. This screenplay is her first, but she had a novel called “The Walk Home” published in 2014 and has another novel called “The God Nod” in the works. Lyn feels very blessed to have this opportunity to share her faith in this way and is very grateful to all those who take the time to read her work. Lyn is married and has three married adult children and five grandsons.