SEATTLE - Richard Bach has returned to his famous novella Jonathan Livingston Seagull as he recovers from a near-fatal plane crash in Washington state.
The 76-year-old author tells The Seattle Times (http://is.gd/nPUx3f ) that the book originally had four parts -- not the three that were published in 1970 in what became an international best-seller.
But after four months in a Seattle hospital with massive brain, chest and spine injuries, Bach finished the fourth part and sent it off to his publisher a few weeks ago. In the new section, the flock struggles to find meaning. They first worship Jonathan, then write him off as a myth before he returns.
He credits his wife, 42-year-old Sabryna Bach, with supporting and inspiring him during his recovery.
Bach was piloting a single-engine aircraft that clipped power lines and crashed on San Juan Island last August.
