First published 2017
Christopher Barlow survived death but wishes he hadn't. He feels nothing but rage toward a world drained of color and meaning. His ability to connect with others died along with his old life. Then he gets forced into a support group with three equally damaged people. There's a woman losing her sight, a teenage boy fighting terminal cancer, and a girl who survived abuse but can't decide if she wants to keep living. None of them asked to be together. None of them trust the others. But when they pile into a car for a cross country trip, something shifts. Mile by mile, they start to crack each other's walls. Christopher discovers these strangers might teach him something he thought was lost forever. The question becomes whether four people running from their pain can find their way back to hope. Their destination matters less than what they uncover about themselves along the way.
Genres: fiction, drama, contemporary, contemporary-romance
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
348 pages · Paperback · Big Dog Books, LLC
Content warnings: depression, mental-illness, terminal-illness