by John Ramsey
First published 2012
John Ramsey once had everything: wealth, status, and a loving family. Then tragedy struck repeatedly. In 1992, his eldest daughter died in a car accident. Four years later, he discovered the body of his six-year-old daughter JonBenét in their basement, murdered. The case became a media sensation, and suspicion wrongly fell on Ramsey and his wife Patsy. Though they were eventually cleared, the ordeal continued. In 2006, Patsy succumbed to ovarian cancer at age 49. Ramsey compares his suffering to the biblical Job, who lost everything yet maintained his faith. Through years of spiritual darkness, Ramsey found ways to survive unimaginable loss. He shares how faith sustained him and offers guidance to others facing tragedy and injustice.
Genres: grief, biography-memoir, inspirational, christian-living
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, personal-journey
Period: 1992, 1996, 2006
272 pages · Hardcover · FaithWords
Content warnings: death