From the bestselling author of The Kindness of Strangers comes a poignant and life-affirming novel about our connections to the past, and the promise for the future during the least promising of times.
Grieving but feisty widow Vivian Laurent is at a late-in-life crossroads. The man she loved is gone. Their only daughter is estranged and missing. And the assisted-living facility where her husband died is going into quarantine. Living in lockdown with only heartache and memories is something Vivian can’t bear. Then comes a saving grace.
Luna, a compassionate nursing assistant and newly separated mother, is facing eviction. Vivian has a plan that could turn their lives around: return to her old home and invite Luna and her two children to move in with her. With the exuberant eleven-year-old Wren in her hot-pink motorized wheelchair and Wren’s troubled older brother, Cooper, the new housemates make for an unlikely pandemic pack, weathering the coming storm together.
Now it’s time to heal old wounds, make peace with the past, find hope and joy, and discover that the strongest bonds can get anyone through the worst of times.
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“A beautiful and emotional novel about the families we choose to create when we need them the most. This is a novel that celebrates love and hope and why we matter to one another.”
— Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author
“The world would be a better (and dare I say less broken) place if it were filled with more novels like this one.”
— Jessica Strawser, author of A Million Reasons Why“A heartening reminder that even early in the COVID-19 pandemic, joy found a way to persist.”
— Erin Flanagan, author of Blackout“This life-affirming, heartwarming novel captures the unlikely friendships and connections that can emerge out of perilous circumstances.”
— Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling authorBe the first to write a review about this audiobook!
Thom Rivera is a multiple Earphones Award–winning narrator. He is also a classically trained television, film, theater, and voice actor. He has toured nationally and performed at regional theatres and Shakespeare Festivals throughout the US. On television, he can be seen in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, New Girl, The Mindy Project, and the CBS series Zoo.