by Joanna Scott
First published 1988
An elderly widower faces the emptiness left by his wife's death. His solitary grief takes an unexpected turn when he encounters a fifteen-year-old who has fled from home. The unlikely pair forms an alliance that transforms both their lives. Together they embark on a journey that leads the old man back to the place where he began. The road home becomes a path toward something he never expected to find again. What awaits him there could be vengeance for old wounds, forgiveness for past mistakes, or the possibility of opening his heart once more. Scott explores how loss can create unexpected bonds and how returning to our origins sometimes offers the only way forward.
Genres: 20th-century, contemporary, adult-fiction, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unexpected-bonds
Period: 20th-Century
Hardcover · Vintage/Ebury (A Division of Random House Group)