Publisher's Synopsis
It's 1987 and life as normal is ending for the Malone family. With their sterile Dallas community a far cry from the Bronx of their youth, Pat and Anne have reached a breaking point. Pat, faced with a debilitating MS diagnosis, has fallen into his drinking. Anne, his devoutly Catholic wife, is selected as a juror for a murder trial that raises questions she has buried her entire life. Together, they try to raise their only son, Daniel, a bright but unmotivated student who is shocked into actual learning by an enigmatic English teacher.
