
At the same time, Deborah’s primary patient is Barclay Reed, a retired history professor and expert in the Pacific Theater of World War II whose career ended in academic scandal. She is determined to help him heal, and to restore the tender, loving marriage they once had. But her skills and experience are tested in new and dramatic ways when her easygoing husband, Michael, returns from his third deployment to Iraq haunted by nightmares, anxiety, and rage. Deborah Birch is a seasoned hospice nurse whose daily work requires courage and compassion. He lives in Vermont with his two sons.ĪBOUT THE BOOK: From the author of the acclaimed The Curiosity comes The Hummingbird, a compelling and moving story of compassion, courage, and redemption.


His debut novel, The Curiosity, was published in 2013 and he is the author of two works of nonfiction, Last Rights and Authentic Patriotism, and has been awarded the Brechner Center's Freedom of Information Award, the Scripps Howard Award for Distinguished Service to the First Amendment, and the George Polk Award. in fiction from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. from the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University and an M.F.A. THE AUTHORS - Phoenix Books, September 8, 2015ĪBOUT THE AUTHOR: Stephen P.
