Walter: The Homeless Man

2024 Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite.

2024 Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite.

Sixty-seven-year-old Walter Kendal isn't your typical homeless man. He wears London Fog and is accompanied by a pet homing pigeon named Jackie. Walter had a home, a career, and a wife he adored, until Alzheimer’s took her memory and then her mind. Heartbroken and unable to care for the woman who no longer knew his name, Walter walks away from everything including his own children. With only his loyal homing pigeon for company, he becomes a wanderer—unseen, misunderstood, and judged.
After fleeing devastating personal events, Walter is accused of a crime he did not commit. Now a fugitive on the run, Walter sleeps under the stars at night but during the day enters a young widow's home for shelter while she is at work and changes not only her life but every life he touches.

Multiple characters with shattered lives come together and find hope through faith and redemption. Walter is a suspenseful, meaningful Christian novel built around a dynamic person. Walter will become more than a fictional character; he will become a dear friend.

Tekoa Manning is the author of two fictional works, Walter the Homeless Man and Polishing Jade. She is also the author of several inspirational teaching books, including her devotionals, Thirsting for Water and Jumping for Joy in the Midst of Sorrow.
 
Manning has been featured numerous times on Hebrew Nation Radio and Lamb Radio. She has won several awards for her pen, including the Kentuckiana Metroversity poetry prize for Women's History. Her historical fiction was accepted to the Kentucky Book Fair in 2015 and won the distinguished prize for Women's fiction for the NYC Big Book Award.
 
Tekoa is a lover and devoted student of God's Word. She is an active blogger whose words help heal the sick, downcast, and those suffering from broken hearts. Manning is a lover of dreams and gifted in the area of interpretation.
 
She is the mother of three sons and the wife of a retired police chief. Tekoa and her husband live in a sleepy little beach community.
 
Visit Tekoa for updates, blogs, and new releases at tekoamanning.com.