Publisher's Synopsis
Kate Shoemaker regrets almost everything in her life - a life she feels is built on lies and desperation. As she struggles to get her husband, Dylan, to love her, she begins to realize that he, too, lives with regret, and is tormented by his love for his dead wife, Elizabeth, and the manuscript she was writing, which has mysteriously vanished. Only miles away, Calvin Wright, a successful single father of a difficult teenage son, is dealing with regret of his own, when unexpectedly he discovers Elizabeth's lost manuscript hidden under his son's bed. Forced to return the manuscript, Calvin and Kate's worlds collide. With the manuscript revealed, so are the lies their lives are built on. As they each begin to read the manuscript, they wonder whether they can find the courage to live Elizabeth's words: "Regret means nothing, if forgiveness means everything?" And, if they find the courage to live a new life, can they find that life together? With twists and turns, this poignant novel reveals the heart's astounding ability to heal and the soul's uncompromising need for love and forgiveness.
