OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK #1 New York Times bestselling author Wally Lamb celebrated for two
prior Oprah Book Club selections returns with an exceptional third pick a propulsive novel
following a young father grappling with unbearable tragedy as he searches for hope redemption
and the possibility of forgiveness. Corby Ledbetter is struggling. New fatherhood the loss
of his job and a growing secret addiction have thrown his marriage to his beloved Emily into a
tailspin. And that’s before he causes the tragedy that tears the family apart. Sentenced to
prison Corby struggles to survive life on the inside where he bears witness to frightful acts
of brutality but also experiences small acts of kindness and elemental kinship with a prison
librarian who sees his light and some of his fellow offenders including a tender-hearted
cellmate and a troubled teen desperate for a role model. Buoyed by them and by his mother’s
enduring faith in him Corby begins to transcend the boundaries of his confinement sustained
by his hope that mercy and reconciliation might still be possible. Can his crimes ever be
forgiven by those he loves?
