Publisher's Synopsis
"A powerful and evocative story about the life-altering consequences of a single decision... Riveting." --Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lies that Bind and Something Borrowed
"Karma Brown's work is as smart as it is effortless to read." --Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Reese's Book Club Pick Daisy Jones & The Six
From #1 internationally bestselling author of Recipe for a Perfect Wife comes an emotional tale of the aftermath of one woman's earthshattering mistake
Meg Pepper has a fulfilling career and a happy family. But her life shatters in an instant when a chance encounter results in a terrible accident that leaves a teenage boy in critical condition. Full of remorse, Meg throws herself into helping the teenager's family as he rehabs from his injuries. But the more Meg tries to absolve herself, the more she alienates her own family--and the more she finds herself being drawn to the boy's father.
Soon Meg's picture-perfect life is unravelling before her eyes. As the painful secrets she's been burying bubble dangerously close to the surface, she will have to decide: Can she forgive herself, or will she risk losing everything she holds dear to her heart?
