This novel is intriguing, heartbreaking and beautiful. Starting with a violent act, the story takes us through the life of the victim Lauren, a privileged young adult who has since dedicated her life to helping the homeless. After the death of a homeless man named Bobbie, Lauren's life intertwines with the descendants of Tom and Daisy Buchanan in present day.

Bobbies only known legacy is a box of secretive photographs and negatives. Lauren recognizes the homes in the photographs from her childhood home. Lauren becomes obsessed with cataloging the collection and finding out who Bobbie really was. As Lauren researches the life of Daisy, Tom, Gatsby, their children, their friends and neighbors, the past ironically mingles, mixes and blurs with the present. Lauren's road of discovery is paved with denial and coincidence; at the end road we discover that these ironies translate to small acceptances and becomes a means to an end.