<p> Sunny Cooper has been running since she was eighteen&#8212;from the New Mexican commune where she grew up . . . and from the haunting memory of the freak accident that took the life of her younger sister. Now, at thirty-two, Sunny voices radio spots in Albuquerque while struggling to hold on to a floundering relationship. But when a second tragic accident&#8212;and the devastating truths that come to light in its aftermath&#8212;turns her world upside down, Sunny runs again. </p> <p> In the town of Harmony on San Miguel Island, she takes a new job, learns to ride a motorcycle, and makes some surprising new friends. But the past is never far behind. A startling discovery&#8212;along with an emotional and revelatory reunion with her estranged mother&#8212;is forcing Sunny to step out from the shadows of yesterday to embrace an uncertain future. </p>