Men and Dogs

"Itwasthespringof1985.HannahLegarewasaprecociouseleven-year-oldcompletelydevotedtoherfather,Dr.BuzzLegare.Oneafternoon,hewentonafishingtripintheCharleston,SouthCarolina,harbor,takingthefamilydogwithhim.Theyfoundthedoglater,driftingaloneinthesmallaluminumboat,butBuzzwasneverseenagain.""Fast-forwardmorethantwodecades:Hannahisthirty-five,withasuccessfulbusinessandadedicatedhusband,Jon,inSanFrancisco.She'sleftCharlestonfarbehind,butnottheconvictionthatherfatherisalivesomewhere-notdead,justmissing.Herobsessionbeginstoplayoutinself-sabotage,comingtoaheadonenightwhen,havingroyallyscrewedthingsupwithJon,shefindsherselfdrunkenlyclimbingupherownfireescape-withdisastrousresults."Headbandagedandheartbruised,Hannahisorderedhomebyherstrong-willedmother,Daisy,andreluctantlywelcomedbyPalmer,hermuchmoreresponsiblebrotherwhostayedbehindinCharleston.There,sheencountersrivalsandghostsfromherpast,includingWarren,thechildhoodloveshecouldneverquiteforget.Enlistinghishelp,Hannahsetsoutonaquesttodiscoverwhatreallyhappenedtoherfathersolongago.PalmerandDaisyworryaboutthemanicmeasuresHannahwilltaketodredgeupthepast.Somefamilysecrets,theyreason,arebestleftburiedforgood.