This is an extraordinary boy ... I want to share the story, and the pain, the courage, the love, and what I learned in living through it. I want Nick's life to be not only a tender memory for us, but a gift to others ...
As Anna sits by her mother's deathbed she begins to study old diaries, letters, and photographs in an attempt to understand why her past was kept hidden from her.
Cured from cancer, Sarah Talbot's joy is so contagious it affects those round her. Among them are pilot Will Burke and his daughter, both depressed by death in the family, and friendship leads to romance.