2022 Eric Hoffer Award Finalist
Maxy Awards 2021 "Book of the Year"
Shortlisted for the 2021 Chanticleer Int'l Book Awards
Readers' Favorite Silver Medal - Women's Fiction
"Achterberg's writing is so acute and deeply felt, this story so urgent and heart-wrenching, that the reader cannot turn away." -Jacquelyn Mitchard, New York Times bestselling author of The Deep End of The Ocean
"With her impactful prose and intuitive, relatable story-telling, Achterberg delivers a story that grabs your attention and keeps you turning pages late into the night." -Sherri Leimkuhler, author of What's Left Untold
"Achterberg writes with a seamless combination of aching sensitivity and a page-turning urgency. Easily one of the best books I've read this entire year." -C.H. Armstrong, author of The Edge of Nowhere
"An important story about how taking responsibility for our actions, even if accidental, can turn a nightmare into rays of hope." -Kathryn Craft, award-winning author of The Far End of Happy
"When the unthinkable happens, both mother and daughter are forced to look deep within themselves for the truth. Achterberg takes you for a ride that you won't forget." -Barbara Conrey, author of Nowhere Near Goodbye
"What an emotional read! We should never forget that life can change in an instant." -What Banana Read