On a crisp winter’s day in Glenwood Canyon, Colorado, Art
Daily suffered a terrible tragedy. While driving home with his
family from a youth hockey game, a large boulder dislodged from the
canyon wall and struck their car, killing his wife and two
sons–while leaving him inexplicably untouched. In one instant,
Art’s entire life crumbled, leaving him feeling utterly alone. As
family, friends, and the entire Aspen community rushed in to offer
comfort and support, Art faced what he imagined to be a bleak and
lonely future. But what he found surprised him: the healing power
of a stranger’s grace.
That stranger was Allison, a twenty-eight-year-old Texan who had
stopped in Aspen on her way to a new life. Allison was a woman
struggling with her own grief following her older brother’s suicide
and the end of her marriage. When she heard of Art’s tragedy, she
felt compelled to reach out to him, a person whom she had never met
but with whom she identified deeply. Art and Allison forged a close
friendship, tending to each other’s wounds and eventually falling
in love and starting a family. And through it all, the living
memory of Art’s wife and sons guided and comforted them.
Out of the Canyonis the inspiring story of how two people found
the courage to move on after profound heartbreak. Art and Allison
teach us that it is not only possible to live through such turmoil,
but to embrace life anew. And, with humility and understanding,
they offer direct insight and advice on what truly helped them deal
with irreversible change and how we can do the same.
From the Hardcover edition.
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