In the spooked October air of a small, New England town, the narrator introduces Maggie, a troubled young woman who takes her own life. In the wake of suicide, the haunting questions are often, "Why?" and "What could I have done to prevent this?"

Poet Christine Andersen takes the reader on a journey to explore what happened to Maggie—why she gave up—and reflects on how we all might reach a breaking point. These poems of love, loss, and survival—a testament to how the human heart heals, wading through introspection and grief—the shock, anger, despair and longing. For anyone who has known deep pain, this book will befriend you.