The Thrift Store

About the Book

The author purchased a faded wedding announcement in the neighborhood thrift store for fifty cents. In that the wedding had taken place in Delaware and he found the invitation in Jacksonville, Florida some forty-five years later, he was curious to know how it could have gotten from New England to the Sunny South.

Through a series of conversations, long forgotten public records, personal letters, and interviews with military men, he reconstructs the intriguing story of Air Force Lt. John McKinney and his wife Mary Dee.

The characters encounter events that immediately establish an intimate rapport with the reader, in that they are concerned with real life. Although the story is fiction, the reader will feel a strong affinity to John and Mary Dee, Albert and Esther, Charles and Molly, Mike, little Johnny, and even the CIA, as the story unfolds.

This book tells a true story. "I thought it was fiction." It is, and you can call it fiction if you want to, but it is a true story of my life, your life, and your friends' lives. It tells about the good as well as the bad things that happen to all of us.

My purpose is to encourage you that "It ain't over till it's over." George Prom

About the Author

George Prom was born in 1923 in Jacksonville, Florida to parents Anna Thorstenson of Norway and Jacob Prom of Denmark. George graduated from Robert E. Lee High School and joined the Army in 1943 where he served in North Africa and Italy. After returning home, he received bachelor degrees from Stetson University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.

George has served as pastor of several churches in Florida, specifically San Mateo, Miami and Jacksonville, and founded churches in Oklahoma, Texas, and Jacksonville. George was married to Bonnie Porter in 1950 and has two sons, four grandchildren, and one great grandchild. George returned to Jacksonville in 1961 and became associate pastor of First Baptist Church. George enjoys spending time at his lake house on Swan Lake at Camp Karis.

George lives in Jacksonville today when not traveling. He has been to 22 countries and continues to stamp his passport when not at his desk writing. George also enjoys photography, boating, and his passion for writing has evolved as a lifelong journey of experiences he wants to share.