THE SUN ALSO SETS

On a gray January morning in 2003, Tom Christiansen awakens to the mechanical hum of machines in the ICU of a hospital in Newport Beach, California, unable to move, unable to remember, unsure if he will ever reclaim the life that has slipped beyond his reach. A horrific crash on the 405 has left him concussed and paralyzed, his mind clouded and his body unresponsive. Dr. Anna Trowell offers cautious hope: the damage may be temporary. But healing, she suggests, will require effort. He must r...