Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestselling author Robert
Dugoni's coming-of-age story is, according to Booklist, "a novel that,
if it doesn't cross entirely over into John Irving territory, certainly
nestles in close to the border."
Sam Hill always saw the world through different eyes. Born with red
pupils, he was called "Devil Boy" or Sam "Hell" by his classmates;
"God's will" is what his mother called his ocular albinism. Her words
were of little comfort, but Sam persevered, buoyed by his mother's
devout faith, his father's practical wisdom, and his two other misfit
friends.
Sam believed it was God who sent Ernie Cantwell, the only African
American kid in his class, to be the friend he so desperately needed.
And that it was God's idea for Mickie Kennedy to storm into Our Lady of
Mercy like a tornado, uprooting every rule Sam had been taught about
boys and girls.
Forty years later, Sam, a small-town eye doctor, is no longer certain
anything was by design--especially not the tragedy that caused him to
turn his back on his friends, his hometown, and the life he'd always
known. Running from the pain, eyes closed, served little purpose. Now,
as he looks back on his life, Sam embarks on a journey that will take
him halfway around the world. This time, his eyes are wide
open--bringing into clear view what changed him, defined him, and made
him so afraid, until he can finally see what truly matters.
Winner of Suspense Magazine*'s Crimson Scribe Award.*
