A husband and wife on the cusp of dissolving their marriage write back and forth about their personal journeys to rediscover themselves as they figure out what went wrong. Sam is in Alaska on a dogsled trip to the remote site of their son’s plane crash, while Hadley escapes to an isolated island in Maine. Both recognize the pain and mistakes they made before and after their son’s tragic death as they communicate eloquently in their letters. With each character—and each author—providing vivid descriptions of his and her surroundings and intense emotions, it’s hard for the reader to remember that she is reading fiction and not eavesdropping on personal correspondence saturated with sadness and love. As Sam and Hadley write, the hope that they may find a way back to each other before it is too late ascends. Rice and Monninger beautifully convey love and hope from two different spheres of reference, taking the reader on a journey of discovery that celebrates the beauty of letter writing, an art fast disappearing in an age of instant communication. --Patty Engelmann