Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Digging for Baby Clams 1
Chapter 2 Through the Windshield 12
Chapter 3 Whispers in the Night 18
Chapter 4 Worlds Apart 25
Chapter 5 Escape 42
Chapter 6 Our Golden Years 48
Chapter 7 A Perfect Bride 62
Chapter 8 The Family Reunion 67
Chapter 9 The Richest Christmas 72
Chapter 10 The Sportscaster's Daughter 86
Chapter 11 First Love 97
Chapter 12 A Fall from Grace 111
Chapter 13 My Fight to Survive 135
Chapter 14 Broken Hearts 144
Chapter 15 Dying 158
Chapter 16 Tip Toeing Perfectly 172
Chapter 17 Spilt Sugar 191
Chapter 18 Engaged 201
Chapter 19 Fairy Tales 206
Chapter 20 Dumb Foreigner 212
Chapter 21 Breaking Up and Out 220
Chapter 22 Love, Finally 234
Chapter 23 Repeating the Cycle 243
Chapter 24 The Letter 251
Chapter 25 Going Home 264
Chapter 26 Christmas Eve 271
Chapter 27 A Journey 280
Chapter 28 Letting Go 289
Epilogue 294
Acknowledgments 296
About the Author 298
Reading Group Questions 299