Thriller writer David Baldacci, the bestselling author of Absolute Power, changes gear to deliver this family drama, which revolves around a father with a terminal illness who receives a second chance at life.
When Jack is told that he is dying, his first concern is for his wife, Lizzie, and their three children. On Christmas Eve, Jack sees their neighbour, Bill Miller, steal a kiss from Lizzie. After telling Jack about the kiss, Lizzie leaves the house during a storm and is killed in a car accident.
Overwhelmed with grief, and with his illness worsening, Jack is admitted to a hospice. But then a miracle happens and he begins to recover and slowly rebuilds his relationship with his children.

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"If you know David Baldacci only as a thriller writer, you need to read more of David Baldacci. In One Summer, he writes as beautifully and insightfully about the pathways of the human heart as he does about the corridors of power." – author Lisa Scottoline