All That Remains - by Jane Darby (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Anna and Richard, a long-married Manhattan couple, lost their adult son and only child to a violent mugging a year ago. Time heals nothing. As they struggle to navigate the very different ways in which they grieve their loss, they meet two young people who are fighting their own demons. Over the course of a shattering weekend, Anna and Richard face devastating secrets that have simmered beneath the surface of their marriage and threaten to tear their lives apart.

Review Quotes

"Darby takes on loss and grief with a subtle wisdom. Hers is a narrative for our times." - Afaa M. Weaver, author of A Fire in the Hills

"Jane Darby's taut novella speaks to the depths of life-altering loss and the power of the human spirit to transform it. All That Remains will keep you on the edge of your seat and break your heart." - Tom Lagasse, author and poet

"All That Remains explodes off the page with domestic tension. Darby delivers a richly slanted view of contemporary American life." - Bill Ratner, author of Fear of Fish

"Darby weaves her story in clear and lyrically honed prose reminiscent of Updike." - Davyne Verstandig, poet and teacher

"Jane Darby is a master storyteller. I knew I was in good hands from page one." - Andy Christie, The Moth Radio Hour