Ethan, a 41-year-old married man and father of a two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, is launched into an implausible, yet real situation where everyone thinks he's dead. Though he's not. He has a high-stakes decision to make and an opportunity to embrace: Does he stay in a life haunted by events from the past or does he go on to a new life of hope and possibility? These questions are answered over several days of far-reaching self-reflection: times of danger and moments of contentment, flashbacks framed by broken promises and flash-forwards hinting at dreams yet unfulfilled, life-changing chances just barely missed, and wisdom delivered from the most unexpected sources. All these elements—shaped by a guide Ethan comes to meet and anchored by the ethereal bond she and Ethan share—lead him to a discovery: what it means to truly be alive.

Theo Jolosky has long had a story or two he has wanted to tell. Maybe more than two. Stories that have wound themselves through a very long period of time and have been in more than one medium (make sure to read this book's Prologue). His work life began in the world of higher education, moved to the world of business, and has now come to land on the bank of the River of Thine—a kind of resting place he is glad to have reached.

Theo and his wife Sarah live in Minneapolis with their beautiful black cat Angus.