The Fall of a Sparrow

Robert Hellenga, bestselling author of The Sixteen Pleasures, once again reveals his profound understanding of the strength and resilience of the human spirit in a compelling and masterful novel.Alan Woodhull ("Woody"), a classics professor at a small Midwestern college, finds himself convinced that life has taught him all the lessons he has to learn: After the tragic death of his beloved oldest daughter during a terrorist bombing in Italy seven years ago, his wife has left him and his two remaining daughters have grown up and moved away. Yet his decision to attend the trial of the terrorists and to return to the scene of the tragedy marks the beginning of a new life and the awakening of a new love.

Contents
Part One
The Mountain of Lights
In Memoriam
Halloween
Sunday Morning
Christmas 1986
Power Suit
The Ring of Gyges
Commencement
House for Sale

Part Two
Christmas 1987
Testimony
Mr. Jelly Roll Baker
La Vita Nuova
Children of the Sun
Ergastolo
A Dark Cimmerian Land
My Love Is Carpet
In Another Country