This book opens with the main character, Saphora, planning to leave her husband. Bender is a prominent doctor who has not made her or their family his priority. As she's walking out the door to leave him, Bender comes in and tells her he has terminal cancer and does not have long to live. He wants to go to the summer home Saphora was planning on running to in order to live out his final days on earth. Of course Saphora feels obligated to go with him and take care of him in his time of need.
The story follows the soul searching Saphora and Bender both grow through personally and spiritually during this grueling time. One of the things that drew me into this book is the way Ms. Hickman shows the struggle Saphora goes through as she deals with the resentment she has towards Bender because of the way he has treated her despite the fact he has cancer. Even as she deals with this you can sense the love she still feels for him as well as the grief of his disease.
In a way, this book is two stories folded into one. While at their summer home, Saphora's grandson, Eddie, becomes very good friends with a little boy named Tobias. Tobias was passed the HIV virus from his mother at birth. His adoptive mother, Jamie, only wants a "normal" life for him and Eddie helps him achieve this in many ways. Bender and Tobias also become close as they are both dealing with finding and keeping normalcy.
These two stories intertwine beautifully and touched my heart on many levels. This is a book that I would definitely recommend to some one who wants an uplifting and heartwarming read.
***I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review***
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