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    ”There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. / There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. / You feel it, don't you?” — Rumi.

    Summer, ‘73: A month before she dies, Mabel Mitchell signs away her son’s future in Tom Kazansky's name.

    Fall, ‘78: An eighteen-year-old Pete Kazansky, is married, bonded, and expecting his first baby. Until one day, he isn’t.

    Summer, ‘83: Two people find their way back to each other, and on the path of healing and forgiveness, also find themselves.

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    A story spanning decades—about love, loss, and carving out an identity for yourself, in a world that doesn’t want you to have one.

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