A bright June day. A split-second distraction. A family forever
changed.
Life is good for Maura Corrigan. Married to her college sweetheart,
Pete, raising three young kids with her parents nearby in her peaceful
Chicago suburb, her world is secure. Then one day, in a single turn of
fate, that entire world comes crashing down and everything that she
thought she knew changes.
Maura must learn to move forward with the weight of grief and the
crushing guilt of an unforgivable secret. Pete senses a gap growing
between him and his wife but finds it easier to escape to the bar with
his friends than face the flaws in his marriage.
Meanwhile, Maura's parents are dealing with the fault lines in their own
marriage. Charismatic Roger, who at sixty-five, is still chasing the
next business deal and Margaret, a pragmatic and proud homemaker, have
been married for four decades, seemingly happily. But the truth is more
complicated. Like Maura, Roger has secrets of his own and when his
deceptions and weaknesses are exposed, Margaret's love and loyalty face
the ultimate test.
Those We Love Most chronicles how these unforgettable characters
confront their choices, examine their mistakes, fight for their most
valuable relationships, and ultimately find their way back to each
other. It takes us deep into the heart of what makes families and
marriages tick and explores a fundamental question: when the ties that
bind us to those we love are strained or broken, how do we pick up the
pieces?
Deeply penetrating and brimming with emotional insight, this engrossing
family drama heralds the arrival of a major new voice in contemporary
fiction.
