John Mahoney

The Best of Two Lives

History & Biography

“Reading The Best of Two Lives reminded me of Albert Camus's insight that the pivotal events in one's life happen by chance. For Doris Rigney, the 'music' began one evening in the library of a regional college in Oregon, when she looked up from her work desk and saw him. And she knew. He was an Arab from Jordan, she a Christian from rural Oregon. Their improbable journey is told here with endearing detail and honesty.”