About the Author

Joseph Barnett grew up in Glen Ferris, a small town in the mountains of West Virginia. He attended West Virginia University and in 1970 settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he married, had a family, and then became a single parent. Joe put his children above everything else, but his quest for a normal home presented one struggle after another until he found something to believe in. His journey from fear to confidence took a lifetime. It will inspire you. Jane Barnett Congdon, Joseph's sister, shared his early background in Glen Ferris. She went on to graduate from Concord University, Athens, West Virginia, and make a career of words, first as an English teacher and later as a newspaper reporter and a textbook editor. Jane is the author of the memoir It Started with Dracula: The Count, My Mother, and Me (2011, Bettie Youngs Books). Joseph Barnett grew up in Glen Ferris, a small town in the mountains of West Virginia. He attended West Virginia University and in 1970 settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he married, had a family, and then became a single parent. Joe put his children above everything else, but his quest for a normal home presented one struggle after another until he found something to believe in. His journey from fear to confidence took a lifetime. It will inspire you. Jane Barnett Congdon, Joseph's sister, shared his early background in Glen Ferris. She went on to graduate from Concord University, Athens, West Virginia, and make a career of words, first as an English teacher and later as a newspaper reporter and a textbook editor. Jane is the author of the memoir It Started with Dracula: The Count, My Mother, and Me (2011, Bettie Youngs Books).

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"This is truly inspirational work, a very special book-a gift to any reader." -Diane Bruno, CISION Media