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The fire of tragedy blazes when Richard Glass dies in a car crash, leaving his wife Evie and his former partner Nicole to navigate a new, precarious reality. Evie’s hope is to eliminate Nicole’s presence, yet the children’s fierce attachment to their newborn brother complicates her plans. As Nicole struggles to cling to whatever threads of family remain, both women must reconcile past resentments with the fragile hope that shared pain might recreate a sense of unity. The novel delves into the complexities of family secrets, the pain of widowhood, and the struggle to rebuild amid grief.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Amy Sue Nathan
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