*Blog Tour* Felling Big Trees by Rich Garon

Felling Big Trees follows disgraced Congressman Fran Stewart as he turns to the American heartland to find redemption in the eyes of his daughter and the woman who has taught him to hope again. Adrift after losing his wife in a horrific car accident, Fran searches for a way to prepare a better future for himself and his teenage daughter, Becky, while trying to free himself from his powerful mother-in-law. When an innocent misstep leads to political disaster, Fran travels through heartland towns where no one knows he’s a former congressman.

Stripped of the detachment that characterized his early years as a politician, Fran is drawn to an everyman perspective that poses universal questions: What breeds inaction and apathy? How do we jumpstart a deeper connection to the injustices we see every day? What does it take to engender empathy in a meaningful and focused way? How far will we humble ourselves to help those with few resources? Fran learns to stand up to prejudices and uncaring established ways in a time when compassion and tolerance are often overwhelmed by strident tones and a lack of basic civility.

Felling Big Trees is available for preorder on Amazon and for immediate purchase on BookBaby.

Rich Garon received both his M.A. and Ph.D. in Politics from New York University and began a career on Capitol Hill that lasted for more than 25 years. For the last six of those years he served as Chief-of-Staff, Committee on International Relations, U.S. House of Representatives. He currently chairs the Serve (Outreach and Mission) Committee at the Immanuel Anglican Church in Woodbridge, VA and coordinates the Homeless Ministry, with an emphasis on those living in the woods. He was named to the Board of Directors of the Greater Prince William County [VA] Community Health Center, and conducts mission trips with his wife, Karen, to Bolivia to support church-building in several areas including what began as a tent city.

For more information, please visit www.richgaron.com, and connect with Garon through Facebook, Twitter, andGoodreads.