内容简介
Howlongdoyouholdontohope?DanicaGreenehasalwayshatedflying,soitwasalmostlaughablethattheboyofherdreamswasapilot.Shemarriedhimanywayandtogether,sheandEtsellsettledintoalifewherelovereallydidseemtoconquerall.DanicaisfirmlyrootedonthegroundinBlackhawk,thesmalltowninnorthernIowawheretheygrewup,andthewideslashesofskythatstretchendlesslyacrosstheprairieseemmorethanenoughforEtsell.ButwhentheopportunitytospendthreeweeksinAlaskahelpingapilotfriendpresentsitself,Etsellacceptsandtheiridyllicworldisturnedupsidedown.It’shisdream,hereveals,andDanicaknowsthatshecan’tstandintheway.Ellisonhislastflightbeforeheadinghomewhenhisplanemysteriouslyvanishesshortlyaftertakeoff,leavingDanicainafreefall.Etsellisgone,butwhatexactlydoesgonemean?Issheawidow?Anabandonedwife?OrwillEtsellfindhiswayhometoher?DanicaisforcedtosearchforthetruthinhermarriageandtrekstoAlaskatograpplewiththeunanswerablequestionsaboutherhusband’smysteriousdisappearance.ButwhenshelearnsthatEllwasn’tflyingaloneandthatawomanismissing,too,thebitsandpiecesofthecarefullifethatshehadconstructedfortheminIowataketothewind.Astoryofloveandloss,andultimatelystartingover,FarFromHereexploresthedynamicsofintimacyandthepotentiallydevastatingconsequencesofthelittlewhitelieswetelltheoneswelove.
作者简介
NicoleBaartlivesinasmalltowninIowaandisthemotherofthreeyoungsons.AftertheadoptionofhersecondsonfromEthiopia,Nicolediscoveredadeeppassionforglobalissuesandco-foundedanon-profitorganization,OneBodyOneHope,thatworksalongsideachurchandorphanageinMonrovia,Liberia.Anaccomplishednovelistanda2009ChristyAwardfinalistforfiction,hernextbook,FARFROMHERE,willbepublishedinFebruary2012byHowardBooks.