Set against the backdrop of the magnificent Welsh landscape, this is a haunting, inspiring and heart-lifting novel of loss, family reconciliation, and the healing power of love…

When she was eight years old, Alys Davies survived a tragedy in the small Welsh town where she was born. It claimed the lives of 116 other children. It shattered the village with guilt and stunning disbelief and destroyed her family. Each sought their own private—and devastating—escape. For Alys it was to flee to the United States, far away from the memories, where she could rebuild her life, realize her budding career as a poet, and marry. Now, a new tragedy unfolds in Alys's life, forcing her to face her demons. Grieving for her past, Alys decides to return to it. Step by step, she makes the long journey back home to Wales, to her dying father, to her estranged mother, to embrace the memories of all that she lost, and to finally open herself to love...