Lafayette family in publicity swirl following book publication
Good Morning America. Fox & Friends. Radio interviews. Book signings. Agents. Publicists. Calls from movie producers.
A Lafayette family is getting national attention following the publication earlier this month of Soul Survivor: The Reincarnation of a World War II Fighter Pilot. The book follows several years in the lives of Bruce and Andrea Leininger and their now 11-year-old son, James.
Soul Survivor details an eerily uplifting period beginning nine years ago when James, as a toddler, began having nightmares and, soon after, recalling details of what his parents now believe is the life of a 21-year-old fighter pilot named James Huston, who died in a fiery crash during the Battle of Iwo Jima 64 years ago. James possessed a remarkable knowledge of World War II-era fighter planes as well as the names of other pilots who flew with Huston. The Leiningers have come to believe that James Huston was reincarnated — albeit briefly — in their son. “One of the reasons I personally wanted to work on this book with my husband,” says Andrea Leininger, “was that I wanted to be in contact with other parents who had experienced the same thing.”
But the book is as much about how the experience challenged and ultimately reinforced the Leininger’s Christian faith, and it’s flying up national best seller lists. The Leiningers will host a book signing for Soul Survivor from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Barnes & Noble on Johnston Street.
... written by PlumpyBoy , June 19, 2009 - 04:56 pm
Very interesting ...i heard reference to this child on Coast to Coast AM radio show ...I believe in reincarnation...When our body dies our spirit or soul will continue on...I had few paranormal experiences...
... written by The Holy Goofus , June 19, 2009 - 07:28 pm
Poor kid...he's in for a rough life.
... written by Myrick6 , June 21, 2009 - 08:55 pm
I'm not buying it, the story or the book.
... written by Ms. Anna Log , June 22, 2009 - 02:10 pm
You have just entered the Twlight Zone. Do-do do-do, do-do do-do.
... written by Hazard , June 22, 2009 - 07:10 pm
I just finished reading this book and found it to be absolutely fascinating, I could not put it down. Without a doubt the most compelling document of a reincarnation that I've ever read about. This needs to be made into a movie.
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A Lafayette family is getting national attention following the publication earlier this month of Soul Survivor: The Reincarnation of a World War II Fighter Pilot. The book follows several years in the lives of Bruce and Andrea Leininger and their now 11-year-old son, James. 
James Huston was reincarnated — albeit briefly — in their son. “One of the reasons I personally wanted to work on this book with my husband,” says Andrea Leininger, “was that I wanted to be in contact with other parents who had experienced the same thing.”
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