A marriage is tested when the wife lapses into a coma after childbirth in a “gripping tale of a young family in crisis” from a New York Times bestseller (The Boston Globe).
It can take a long time to build up a life, and only moments to destroy it. Gary and Molly met in the way couples do: after a long haul of being single, quickly becoming soulmates and rejoicing in that fact. Beautiful, red-haired Molly ignites a fire in Gary and he eases the pain she feels about her past. Starting a family is something they both want badly to do, and with great joy Molly finds herself pregnant.
When she leaves for the hospital things start to go seriously wrong. Just a few weeks later Gary is alone with a newborn and a mountain of medical bills he has no means to pay for. Desperate for help, he calls on Molly’s long estranged sister, Suzanne.
Many authors have tackled the challenges of love and marriage. Leavitt claims the turf in her own exciting way, twisting and turning a medical nightmare into an opportunity for redemption and hope.
“A heart-wrenching work about family love and encroaching tragedy that will keep readers engrossed until its final pages.” —Philadelphia Inquirer
“Tender. . . . Leavitt conjures up a cast of nuanced characters.” —The Washington Post
“Leavitt has a talent for creating believable characters whose problems touch the reader’s heart.” —Library Journal
“Leavitt’s devotion to her central characters . . . gives the story a certain gravity.—The New Yorker
“Readers who wait impatiently for the next Jane Hamilton or Sue Miller will find another favorite in Caroline Leavitt.” —Katherine Weber, author of The Music Lesson
