On a September walk home from school, three siblings spot a young man in a field, bloody and close to death. They quickly call for help and the boy, Karel, miraculously survives. The search to discover Karel's attacker continues as a backdrop in this thoughtful, compelling, and profound read, but it's not a whodunit. Instead, the great mystery Margot Livesey explores is that of the human heart, and of the journeys we take to make sense of an unknowable world. Trust me when I say that you don't want to skip this one.