JOSEPH BAUER: SAILING FOR GRACE
ON BIG BLEND RADIO: Award-winning author Joseph Bauer discusses his new novel “Sailing for Grace.” The book shares the story of how a man’s promise to his dying wife leads him into uncharted waters as he confronts the realities of immigration at the US-Mexico border. Watch here in the YouTube player or download the podcast on Podbean.
“Sailing for Grace” follows Will Goodbow, a wealthy businessman who makes a promise to his late wife, Grace, to help reunite migrant children separated from their parents at the border. Despite his lack of expertise in immigration matters, Will feels compelled to fulfill his promise to Grace, leading him to El Paso where he seeks to understand the situation at the US-Mexico border.
Through encounters with aid workers, border patrol officers, and migrants themselves, Will navigates the complexities of the immigration system and grapples with the moral dilemmas surrounding family separation and asylum. As he delves deeper into the issue, Will confronts the harsh realities faced by migrants and the challenges of implementing meaningful change in a broken system, while also grieving the death of his wife. Dive into the depths of human resilience and sacrifice with “Sailing for Grace”, a powerful story of love, loyalty, and the unwavering pursuit of justice in the face of adversity.
Joseph Bauer was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio. An honors student in literature, he was editor-in-chief of his college newspaper at the University of Toledo. He worked as an international corporate lawyer for 30 years, starting his career with the large firm Jones Day, and completing it as the chief legal officer of a NYSE traded global company, The Lubrizol Corporation. Always wanting to be an author, he retired early and has been writing novels ever since from his homes in Ann Arbor, Cleveland, and Charleston, SC. His first three novels, “The Accidental Patriot”, “The Patriot’s Angels” and “Too True To Be Good” (all acclaimed for their literary quality, pace, and suspense) were published in 2020, 2021 and 2023. After his submission of the draft of “Sailing For Grace” was awarded 1st Prize at the 2022 annual Atlanta Writers Conference, he signed with Running Wild Press for the publication of Sailing For Grace and the republication of his first 3 novels. Mr. Bauer is married and has 3 adult daughters whom he raised in Shaker Heights, OH. He is an avid fly fisherman and fly tyer. More at https://authorjosephbauer.com/
