Ira
Levinson is in trouble. At ninety-one years old, in poor health and alone in
the world, he finds himself stranded on an isolated embankment after a car
crash. Suffering multiple injuries, he struggles to retain consciousness until
a blurry image materializes and comes into focus beside him: his beloved wife
Ruth, who passed away nine years ago. Urging him to hang on, she forces him to
remain alert by recounting the stories of their lifetime together - how they
met, the precious paintings they collected together, the dark days of WWII and
its effect on them and their families. Ira knows that Ruth can't possibly be in
the car with him, but he clings to her words and his memories, reliving the
sorrows and everyday joys that defined their marriage.
A few
miles away, at a local bull-riding event, a Wake Forest College senior's life
is about to change. Recovering from a recent break-up, Sophia Danko meets a
young cowboy named Luke, who bears little resemblance to the privileged frat
boys she has encountered at school. Through Luke, Sophia is introduced to a
world in which the stakes of survival and success, ruin and reward -- even life
and death - loom large in everyday life. As she and Luke fall in love, Sophia
finds herself imagining a future far removed from her plans -- a future that
Luke has the power to rewrite . . . if the secret he's keeping doesn't destroy
it first.
Ira and
Ruth. Sophia and Luke. Two couples who have little in common, and who are
separated by years and experience. Yet their lives will converge with
unexpected poignancy, reminding us all that even the most difficult decisions
can yield extraordinary journeys: beyond despair, beyond death, to the farthest
reaches of the human heart.
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