For all her eighteen years, Amber had wondered where her mother was and if she would ever return. Now, finally, Gram came to her room to tell her that Miriam had called and was coming home. "When?" Amber asked. "Tomorrow," Gram said. Then Amber asked the real question. "Why?" And Gram answered, "Miriam told me she is coming home... to die." The more Amber learned of the circumstances of her mother's absence, the more cheated and...