From the New York Times bestselling author of The Senator's Wife, a sophisticated and subtle novel about a family and a community tested when an arsonist wreaks havoc in a small town

Miller writes with tremendous subtlety and perception Daily Mail I was very moved by this subtle and truthful book. Sue Miller's writing, while never showy, builds an honest, elegant world around the reader Sadie Jones on Lake Shore Limited An acutely observant writer capable of revealing painful emotional truths about the human condition . It's heartbreaking moments like this that reveal why so many have come to be fans of Miller's flawed, yet insightful, fiction Sunday Telegraph on Lake Shore Limited Miller writes with grace and poise, crafting an examination of love and loss that is both understated and emotionally charged Guardian

Sue Miller was born in Chicago in 1943. She is the bestselling author of nine previous novels includingThe Good Mother, The Distinguished Guest, Lost in the Forest, The Lake Shore Limited, the acclaimed memoirThe Story of My Father, the Oprah Book Club selection While I Was Gone and the Richard & Judy hit The Senator's Wife. Sue Miller lives in Boston, Massachusetts.