JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla., June 11, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- A child is the sole survivor of a plane crash and somehow finds the will to make it for months in the forest. A childless couple yearns for the love of a child. The Taming of Corky (now available through 1stBooks), a new novel by author Jane Nixon White, explores what happens when fate brings the two together.
Corky, 9, manages to miraculously survive the plane crash that kills his parents and everyone else aboard. He faces a struggle for his life in the freak snowstorm that downed the plane, alone in a vast wilderness.
Jan and Bert Whittier have yearned for a child for the 12 years of their marriage, longing to become parents. When Jan and Corky stumble across each other in the woods several months after the crash, their story truly begins. Will their chance meeting satisfy both their needs, or will circumstances keep them apart?
The boundaries of fate, chance and love are pushed to the limits of comprehension for the Whittiers and their newfound child Corky.
White, award-winning poet and essayist, is a veteran teacher whose writing crosses genres. Her first book, Life and Things Like Rocks, is an anthology of poems and prayers for children. Her other published works include history and plays. Poetry.com and the International Library of Poetry have recognized her as a Top Poet of the Year, 2000 and 2002. She has also been published in Troll Communications' e-book, Doughnuts from the Teachers' Lounge.
The Taming of Corky is her first novel. Born in Columbia, South Carolina, White has called Florida home for 47 years. Currently, she resides in Jacksonville Beach, Fla.
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