WINNER of the Independent Publisher Book Awards 2020 GOLD MEDAL in LITERARY FICTION WINNER of the 14th Annual National Indie Excellence AWARD for FICTION WINNER of the 14th Annual National Indie Excellence AWARD for BOOK COVER DESIGN: FICTION This is the story of a marriage. Mary Cassatt Miller falls for famous photojournalist Ethan Graham, who is equally in love with her. But for months at a time, Ethan’s work takes him to the dangerous streets of Afghanistan, and Cass wants a husband who comes home at night. Then there’s the issue of family—he wants one; she doesn’t. What Cass and Ethan do want is a life together, so Ethan agrees that after three years, he will stop traveling—whether Cass agrees to children or not. Now, nine weeks before their third anniversary, the day Ethan will be home for good, Cass worries he will try to squeeze in one last trip to Afghanistan and wonders if he will ever give up the work he loves. And if he won’t, well, that’s it. As the clock counts down, it doesn’t help that Singer, the artist-bartender, is always in Atlanta, and the enthralling Setara, the subject of Ethan’s most famous photograph, is also his business partner. Then, a new danger in Afghanistan changes everything. In this elegant and honest debut novel, one couple must navigate that fine line between the things they want for themselves and the life they want together, and it appears that each will have to make a choice—the person they love or the life they want.