William Garonwy Griffiths

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William Goronwy Griffiths was born and lives on Long Island, New York. [1] He is the author of award winning[ citation needed ] books including Malchus, Driven, Takedown, Stingers, Talons, "Methuselah's Pillar", "The Renegade Writer", "Time Trove", "Blindsided", ""Ice Mummies", and The Road to Forgiveness. He is the host of The Renegade Writer TV Show based on research for the books. [2]

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The Road to Forgiveness

In The Road to Forgiveness he recounts the death of his daughter and his mother-in-law, Janice Nicolich, in a drunk-driving crash on June 28, 1996. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "W. G. Griffiths" . Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  2. 1 2 Griffiths, William Garonwy; Cynthia Ann Nicholich (2001). The Road to Forgiveness: Hearts Shattered by Tragedy, Transformed by Love. Thomas Nelson. ISBN   0-7852-6691-7.
  3. "Stories of Forgiveness: Cindy Griffiths & Verma Harvey". Oprah Winfrey. October 1998. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-21. In 1996, Cindy Griffiths' life changed forever. Her mother and daughter were killed in an automobile accident. Verma Harvey, the driver, had a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit. What happened next is truly remarkable: even in her terrible grief, Cindy reached out to the woman who broke her heart. "My thoughts were, 'What brought her to this point in her life?'" says Cindy. "I knew I had something I could give her.