(Paperback)

He follows at a safe distance for a while, wondering what he should do - but he hesitates, unsure, and watches in horror as her car lurches forward, straight into a tree, killing her instantly...

This is the tale Pete tells of his class of high-school students.

(Hardback)

But he hesitates, unsure, the lights change and her car lurches forward straight into a tree, killing her instantly...

This is the story that Pete tells his class of high-school students in the wealthy suburb of Chicago where he teaches and writes.

(Paperback)

Tom Johnson has turned 85 and has suffered a few events, though he knows his mind is sharp. His oldest son, who had Down Syndrome, has died, and his remaining two children want to move him out of the homestead lake house and into a retirement home in town. What Tom wants to do is to find the only woman he ever loved, a woman he met in the Netherlands where he was stationed during World War II.