Inthespringof1984,highschoolstudentsAmandaCollierandDawsonColefelldeeply,irrevocablyinlove.Thoughtheywerefromoppositesidesofthetracks,theirloveforoneanotherseemedtodefytherealitiesoflifeinthesmalltownofOriental,NorthCarolina.Butasthesummeroftheirsenioryearcametoaclose,unforeseeneventswouldteartheyoungcoupleapart,settingthemonradicallydivergentpaths.
Now,twenty-fiveyearslater,AmandaandDawsonaresummonedbacktoOrientalforthefuneralofTuckHostetler,thementorwhooncegavesheltertotheirhighschoolromance.Neitherhaslivedthelifetheyimagined...andneithercanforgetthepassionatefirstlovethatforeverchangedtheirlives.AsAmandaandDawsoncarryouttheinstructionsTuckleftbehindforthem,theyrealizethateverythingtheythoughttheyknew--aboutTuck,aboutthemselves,andaboutthedreamstheyhelddear--wasnotasitseemed.Forcedtoconfrontpainfulmemories,thetwoformerloverswilldiscoverundeniabletruthsaboutthechoicestheyhavemade.Andinthecourseofasingle,searingweekend,theywillaskoftheliving,andthedead:Canlovetrulyrewritethepast?
