Jack lay in bed in the den dying. His three children each reacted differently to his illness. Liz, his soulmate and wife, took care of him, the children, the house, and worked. He loved her with all his heart. His days were numbered and he was hoping to make it to Christmas when someone knocked on the door to give him bad news and he found himself burying the girl of his dreams rather than the other way around which he felt was the way that it should have been.

His in-laws place him in hospice to await his death and the children are given to three different family members. Once again, he waits but this time he is alone. But miracles do happen and amazingly Jack finds himself getting better and stronger. The doctors can't believe what is happening.

Is Jack getting a second chance at having his family back? Will he be able to overcome the things that he regretted about his life before he knew that he was dying? Can they find their way back together as a family again or is it impossible to recover without their beloved Lizzie?

I have read several thrillers by David Baldacci. They are excellent. Then when we had a community read in CNY which featured his book Wish You Well, I decided to try that. It was a memoir based on stories from his family who had grown up poor in the Appalachain Mountains. It was well written and enjoyable. This book although not his typical suspense thriller had a lot of action and at the close of the book had you sitting at the edge of your seat. The true hallmark of an outstanding storyteller!