A stirring work of love and loss, this novel tells of Somerled Stewart, a man who yearns to create a flawless happiness with his new bride, Anna, in the Scottish village of Glen Lyon. But when Somerled returns to his childhood home along the western coast, readers begin to understand the forces that drive him. The perfect beauty of the place masks the darkness that lies beneath, hiding the memories of deep unhappiness. When Somerled learns that Anna is to have a child, he fears that all that haunts him will be passed on to the next generation and he is profoundly aware that the perfect world he longs to build keeps breaking, and that often the flaws are in his own hands. A powerful story about damaged men and women, this novel deftly captures the transformative power of love in healing brokenness.