A powerful story of family and forgiveness

By Philippa Tracy

There are a number of mothers and sons in this novel. But the focus of the story is on the relationship between Ann, a former priest running a women’s retreat in the Vermont hills, and her son, Peter, an immigration lawyer in New York. Ann’s daughter, Liz, visits her at the retreat but Peter does not. Ann tries not to think about why Peter has stayed away for so long....