Following a terrible accident, Luke Warren lies comatose in a hospital bed. His family have been told he might never wake up. After seven years of estrangement, Edward has come to face his father for what he believes to be one final time before he discontinues his life support. To Edward, this is a painful but necessary decision which his father would have wanted. However, this one decision throws the Warren family into bitter conflict and it isn't long before long-kept painful secrets are forced into the light. Number One bestselling author Jodi Picoult casts a sensitive and humane eye on the question of what makes and breaks a family in this compelling, emotional bestseller.