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Staff Reviews
"When a couple's caring thoughts cannot make the transition to speech, how long do the two people have until misunderstandings and annoyances break them? Mark and Maggie travel across state lines for their annual summer hiatus from city bustle, but they seem to have reverted to near-strangers. After police show Maggie photos of a fatal mugging to learn of any connections to her own brutal mugging, the car trip offers run-ins with strangers and storms to reveal how concerned Maggie's become for her safety. Mark worries the woman beside him has become dull and weak, and he ponders what it means to remain faithful--and how damning recent email flirting with a student really is. The novel realistically depicts what it is like to know that sustaining a partnership requires choosing to sustain it."
— Todd WellmanDescription
Mark and Maggie's annual drive east to visit family has gotten off to a rocky start. By the time they're on the road, it's late, a storm is brewing, and they are no longer speaking to one another. Adding to the stress, Maggie recently mugged at gunpoint is lately not herself, and Mark is at a loss about what to make of the stranger he calls his wife. Forced to stop for the night at a remote inn, completely without power, Maggie's paranoia reaches an all-time and terrifying high. But when Mark finds himself threatened in a dark parking lot, it's Maggie who takes control.
