The National Book Awardâwinning author of Hell of a Book shares âa breathtaking novel that navigates emotional minefields with realism and graceâ (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
Harold and Lucille Hargraveâs eight-year-old son, Jacob, died tragically in 1966. In their old age theyâve settled comfortably into life without him. . . . Until one day Jacob mysteriously appears on their doorstepâflesh and blood, still eight years old.
All over the world peopleâs loved ones are returning from beyond. No one knows how or why, whether itâs a miracle or a sign of the end. But as chaos erupts around the globe, the newly reunited family finds itself at the center of a community on the brink of collapse, forced to navigate a mysterious new reality.
With spare, elegant prose and searing emotional depth, award-winning poet Jason Mott explores timeless questions of faith and morality, love and responsibility. This acclaimed debut novel marked Mottâs arrival as an important new voice in contemporary fiction.