Some books begin with an idea. What a Father Gives began with a real life.
It is the true story of a family: a father, a hard choice, and a long journey. It is told through the voice of Vinay, who looks back on what his father gave him and what it cost.
A father who gave everything
At the center of the story is a father who sold the family’s cattle so he could learn tailoring and build a better life. He carried a failing heart that he could not afford to fix, and two young sons he refused to leave with nothing.
After his death, the family did not fall apart. An uncle stepped in and became its backbone. A grandmother’s blessing held them together. And years later, a seventeen-year-old boy left home, crossed borders and jungles, and arrived in New York with no English and no one but a relative who helped him stand.
Why this story needed to be told
So many fathers make sacrifices that their children only understand much later. This book is written for every reader who has a father, has lost one, or is trying to be one.
The hope is simple: that every reader finishes this book valuing their own father a little more, and perhaps calls him, or remembers him, a little differently.
Read the book
If this story speaks to you, share it with someone who needs to hear it.
— Viney Author