World War II is around the corner, but the only thing Sally Bauer can think of is the ocean. Her dream is to swim across the English Channel. Her father has tried to exorcise her obsession with swimming since she was a toddler, without success. An unwanted pregnancy forces her to abandon her dream – and herself. The child’s father does not want to be involved, so as a woman in ...
The worst is yet to come, despite Joel's belief that his troubles are finished after getting his mother in a care facility for dementia. It goes deeply into issues of love, friendship, and the fear that everyone has of losing themselves.
