A freak accident coming on the heels of a startling revelation lays bare the very foundation of a marriage, leaving a husband and father to come to grips with his grief as he attempts to forge a new identity. Tommy Hays is the author of four novels, including The Pleasure Was Mine, and Lecturer Emeritus at UNC Asheville & Founding Director of The Great Smokies Writing Program. (Blair Publisher, World rights, Spring 2027)