Almost Home

A Novel by Jack Sanders

They met in sixth grade—two broken souls orbiting each other in a world that never gave them a real chance. Will was the new kid who became popular. Nora was the invisible girl no one really saw. And somehow, in the silence between them, a connection was born.

But life pulled them apart. Again and again.

Through heartbreak, addiction, loss, and survival, they loved other people, raised children, buried dreams, and carried trauma that never let them breathe too long. Yet every time they thought the story was over, fate found a way to turn the page.

Now in their thirties, with a lifetime of scars behind them, Nora and Will are reunited by chance—and by the one person who still believes in them both: Nora's son.

Almost Home is a raw, emotional, and deeply human story of missed chances, second chances, and the love that never left—even when everything else did. It's not about the perfect ending. It's about finding the courage to come back—when it matters most.