a suspenseful and profound story about the sole survivor of a plane crash and the young agent assigned to find her tragedy strikes during a cross country flight when sudden turbulence causes the jet to come apart in midair the odds of anyone surviving are nearly impossible charlie radford a young national transportation safety board investigator is part of the team sent to determine what caused the crash when he hears a rumor of a survivor he assumes it is a hoax as word of this miracle reaches the media and congress radford is forced to track down the falling woman said to have been found in a barn still strapped to her seat the woman at the center of the mystery erin geraghty was facing a losing battle with cancer when she embarked on her flight with diminishing hope of a full recovery she had considered herself essentially dead to her loved ones now after the plane crash she is intent on remaining dead to the world and to her family to live out her final days in peace and then agent radford arrives at her doorstep can he convince her to come forward and does he have any right to a riveting novel that ultimately asks compelling questions about the value of privacy our responsibilities to our loved ones and our right to control our own narrative richard farrell s debut is perfectly framed to become a favorite for book clubs and for all readers who relish a profound page turning story with heart
richard farrell
algonquin books
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