"A single action can cause a life to veer off in a direction it was never meant to go. Falling in love can do that, you think. And so can a wild party. You marvel at the way each has the power to forever alter an individual's compass. And it is the knowing that such a thing can so easily happen, as you did not know before, not really, that has fundamentally changed you and your son."

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About Anita Shreve

American novelist and journalist whose bestselling fiction often explored marriage, loss, and moral conflict. She is widely known for The Pilot's Wife and other contemporary literary works.

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