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.

Author: Jerry McGill
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Little a
Published: 01/01/2023
Pages: 239
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.78w x 1.04d
ISBN: 9781542035637


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/17/2022
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2022
Booklist 12/01/2022 pg. 104