The story begins with Ira, who has met with an accident and hallucinating in the crashed car. The snowy weather dares his survival. All
this while Ira reminisces about his time with his late wife, Ruth. Their story
began long ago before world war two, and he tells how they embraced those post-war traumas together. Their story is about unconditional love and the world that failed to perceive that. The question is how did the world become acquainted with them?
Another story is about cooking alongside- Luke and Sophia. They meet at a club party where Sophia’s ex-boyfriend Brian tries to
court her back but ends up hurting her. Luke gives him a hard time, and that’s
how it begins. Sophia is a sorority girl, and Marcia is her best friend and
roommate.
Sophia had a tough time growing up in a competitive
environment and is on a scholarship at Wake University. Luke is a bull rider
and owns a big ranch. Will Sophia be contented with his self-destructing career? And how
will they balance their disparate interests?
This lucid plot is so well written that it keeps you engrossed till the end. The chapters here comprise two stories moving alongside; Ira, who is talking to his dead wife- reminiscing about their time together in that car, and Luke and Sophia getting to know each other. Most of the chapters end with cliffhangers.
The twists came in at the right time, and before you got your answers, you encountered another twist in the story moving alongside. Not only this story is titled precisely but also justified metaphorically. There is an adrenaline rush in the climax. Even though I expected it, reading it overwhelmed me. And the call-back in the ending made this a wholesome read.
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