Cassandra is twelve; her little brother, Wayne, is seven. One day, when they’re alone together, there is an accident and Wayne is lost forever. Though his body is never recovered, their mother can’t stop searching.

As Cassandra grows older, she sees her brother everywhere: in cafes, airplane aisles, subway cars. But it can’t be, of course. Or can it? And then one day, there’s another accident, and she meets a man both mysterious and familiar, a man who shares her brother’s name and who is also searching for someone…

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