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As a young girl, while helping her minister father distribute Christmas baskets and toys to underpriveleged families, Penny Burford's life was touched and changed. As a result, in 1965 adult Penny takes a single nickel from her husband, Roy's, overflowing mound of change on the bedroom dresser. With that single act, she changes the course of her life--and the lives of untold others. Penny has never kept a secret from her husband, but as her hoard of castaway change grows, she discovers that having her own money gives her the power to make her own decisions. And she finds that small change can eventually lead to big changes. Thirty-four years later, Roy finds a large check drawn on an account bearing only Penny's name. He is bewildered, wondering how his wife, who has never worked outside their home, managed to come by so much money. His quest to unravel this mystery leads him to other discoveries about the woman he thought he knew so well. Roy learns just how many lives Penny has touched and just how well his wife has known his own secrets all those years--and her example shows him how to begin life anew. Small Change is a deceptively simple story that explores the human condition in a rich emotional portrait. A remarkable tale of an ordinary housewife who leaves an extraordinary legacy, it reminds us of the true spirit of charity, the lasting effects of dysfunctional childhood, and the tragic self-silencing that limits the richness of far too many lives.
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Having spent the last ten years writing, re-writing and collecting rejection letters, I am overjoyed that Small Change has found its way into the world, thanks to the Audio Book Club. To those who have already enjoyed Small Change: I thank each and every one of you for plunking down your hard-earned dollars and taking a chance on something written by an author you'd never heard of. I hope you enjoyed Penny's story as much as I did, and I welcome any comments you might have. Please feel free to email me at: jbelindayandell@aol.com.
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Penny Burford is an ordinary woman with a small, quiet life, but she has a valuable lesson for all of us. It's only when we can learn to value, appreciate and enjoy even the smallest things - and share them with others - that our lives become truly rich.
Thank you again for allowing me to share this "small" story with you. I look forward to sharing more with you in the years to come.
Sincerely, J. Belinda Yandell
J. BELINDA YANDELL, winner of the 2001 Audio Book Club competition, is a lifelong aficionado of the written word. A native of Savannah, Georgia, she is a graduate of Agnes Scott College and lives near Nashville, Tennessee.
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