Book description
In a brief, panicked moment, Rick mistakes the kindness of an
apparent stranger for a threatening act, and inadvertently commits
murder. He flees the scene, and tries to keep secret from his family
the unfortunate event that has occurred. Little does he know that not
only has he killed an innocent man, but the man is the son of Annie,
with whom Rick had an intense relationship in his youth.
As Rick and Annie struggle to come to terms with the tragedy, each
recalls the life they once led, and pines for a life that never was.
This haunting and engaging tale is Mary Soderstrom at her masterful best.
Mary Soderstrom is the author of seven works of fiction and
non-fiction. Her previous fiction has been shortlisted for the 1977
Books in Canada First Novel Award (The Descent of Andrew
McPherson), and the QSPELL Hugh MacLennan Fiction Prize
(Endangered Species, 1995, and Finding the Enemy,
1997). She currently lives in Montreal.
