A tragedy upends a family's delicate balance in an emotional novel
about secrets, guilt, friendship, race, and reconciliation by Jerry
McGill, author of Bed Stuy: A Love Story.
Who wants to believe their family could ever be broken?
Devon and James Payne are brothers and rivals since childhood. But they
share an affinity for sports that brings glory to their Connecticut town
and promise for the future. Then they're in a car accident. Devon is
paralyzed for life, while James goes on to live the dream.
For the Paynes, the tremulous repercussions of that evening never
settled. Over the course of a decade, Devon decides to visit his seven
siblings now scattered across the globe. Each has moved on, yet each
struggles to cope with the traumatic event that irrevocably connects
them. Devon confronts not only his own demons and family secrets but
also the guilt and heartbreaking betrayals that followed in the wake of
the tragedy. He also discovers the power of forgiveness--and that coming
to terms with the past is the only way to live free in the present.
