An enthralling novel of secrets, second chances, and confronting the past by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of When I&;m Gone.
After a series of devastating losses, Chicago journalist Hannah Williamson has landed in Senatobia, Mississippi, to care for her bedridden grandmother and endure grunt work at a small newspaper. But in cleaning out its archives, Hannah discovers a compelling distraction from her life: a series of rejected articles from the 1930s that illuminate a long-hidden mystery.
The articles, penned by a young woman named Evelyn, are haunting accounts of first love, trauma, and surviving a mysterious shooting that left Evelyn paralyzed at the age of fourteen. The articles stir up more questions than answers, and Hannah becomes consumed by what&;s left unsaid. Encouraged by Guy Franklin, a local middle school teacher, Hannah&;s investigation into Evelyn&;s past becomes more personal with each new reveal. For Hannah, as both a journalist and a woman bearing her own emotional wounds, this is a chance to move forward and bring closure to the story of the girl whose secrets are buried in Senatobia.
What Hannah&;s about to discover next is that, even after nearly a century, the truth she&;s been looking for still has the power to change lives. Especially her own.
