Book excerpt: Somewhere in the English countryside, two childhood friends meet by a lucky twist of fate. Tessa is a young university student who feels hopelessly lost in the endlessness of the world. Spencer is a dedicated athlete who has been ripped from his predetermined track by the universe. Both feel lost. Both seek a thread of hope to hold on. They will learn that sometimes, the only person able to provide support is the one they least expect it from. As summer passes and conversations go by, their shared history clears up, long-buried feelings reawaken and lives are changed forever.