<b>A moving and evocative exploration of grief and guilt in the wake of one family's devastating loss</b><br><br>When former DC journalist Abigail Wolff attempts to rehabilitate her career, she finds herself at the heart of a US army cover-up involving the death of a soldier in Afghanistanwith unspeakable emotional consequences for one family. As the story of what happened comes to light, Abigail will do anything to write it. <br><br>The more evidence she stumbles upon in the case, the fewer people it seems she can trust, including her own father, a retired army general. And she certainly never expected to fall in love with the slain soldier's brother, Gabe, a bitter man struggling to hold his family together. The investigation eventually leads her to an impossible choice, one of unrelenting sacrifice to protect those she loves.<br><br>Beyond the buried truths and betrayals, questions of family loyalty and redemption, Abigail's search is, most of all, a desperate grasp at carrying on and copingand seeking hope in the impossible.