"To read a novel by Anne Tyler is to fall in love."
PEOPLE
After six-year old Janie Rose Pike dies in a tragic accident, her family
is not the same. Mrs. Pike seldom speaks, while Mr. Pike is forced to
come out of his long silence. And ten-year-old Simon is suddenly without
a baby sister or an understanding of why she's gone. Those closest to
this shattered family must learn to comfort them--and confront their own
private shadows of hidden grief. If time cannot draw them out of the
dark, then love may be their only hope....