7 years ago he went away.
Now a celebrated war photographer is coming home - to a different kind of battlefield.
Burdened with grief, guilt and unfinished dreams, Damien watches as his family is torn apart, as generations crumble: the old fade to dust, the young bloom just to wither. In time, he will realise that when paths alter and plans don't work out, when you get lost and stumble and fall down, it's quite alright...
Through the eyes of Maine, a young girl who shares his perspective of the world, tells the story of lives beating against the current, stretching on, drifting ceaselessly wayward.
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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