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When an extraordinary sight in the sky changes one family’s life, wonder and uncertainty take hold in this captivating story of love, belonging and the age-old question of whether we are alone in the universe.

INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER • A People Best Book of the Month • An Apple Best Book of the Month

“Beautifully written and full of wonder and humanity.” — People

“Just as engrossing as the mysteries swirling in outer space.”—The New York Times Book Review

In the wake of First Contact, one mother upends her life and her children’s futures, as humanity reckons with its place in the universe.

It’s March 1980, and Carol Girard and her husband are living an ordinary life in a small town in the Adir...