From the New York Times bestselling author The Four Winds, a
moving, powerful novel about the fragile threads that bind together our
lives and the astonishing potential of second chances
"A tender, beautifully told story of emotional growth, forgiveness
[and] the possibility of miracles."--Publishers Weekly (starred
review)
Madelaine Hillyard is a world-famous heart surgeon at the top of her
game. Her personal life is far less successful. A loving but overworked
single mom, she is constantly at odds with her teenage daughter. At
sixteen, Lina is confused, angry, and fast becoming a stranger to her
mother--a rebel desperate to find the father who walked away before she
was born. Complicating matters for Madelaine are the vastly different
DeMarco brothers: While priest Francis DeMarco is always ready to lend a
helping hand, his brother, Angel, long ago took on the role of bad boy.
Years earlier Angel abandoned Madelaine--and fatherhood--to go in search
of fame and fortune. His departure left Madelaine devastated, but now he
reappears and seeks help from the very people he betrayed--as a patient
in dire need.