A Place of Refuge

<h4>She only remembers dying.</h4><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In 1971 a near-fatal automobile accident throws Izzy Monroe's life into upheaval after she survives with a traumatic brain injury that leaves her with no short-term memory. Unable to continue her graduate studies she retreats to her childhood home on Chappaquiddick Island adrift and despairing.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Izzy's closest friend Maria Belli confronts her with a choice: sink deeper into a numbing grief or find the courage to redefine who she is. Supported by Maria Izzy sets aside her fear and takes a job on a farm in Italy owned by Maria's grandfather.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>She begins to find purpose on the farm but is consumed with hiding her impairment and unwilling to form a bond with anyone-until she encounters Daniel Richetelli a troubled Jesuit priest who has returned to his grandfather's farm seeking a respite from his own crisis.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Battered by family expectations guilt betrayal and self-doubt Izzy and Daniel struggle to reconcile their immediate and compelling intimacy with their search for new and fulfilling lives.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A story of longing forgiveness and the healing power of love.</strong></p>