About the Book: Sixteen-year-old Spencer Diaz lies close to death in a Del Rio, Texas hospital, his fate hanging on a transplant decision debated by his doctor and father. As he drifts through his morphine-altered consciousness, he reflects on a life filled with trauma—a runaway mother, school violence, bullying, and exclusion. Meanwhile, a dozen other lives in the U.S. and India—from a grieving widow to a lonely romantic—intertwine with his in a tapestry of interconnected narratives, each seeking direction amid chaos. Will Spencer and these entwined souls find a reason to stay and a way forward?