When Laura Estabrook is attached while cycling in a Vermont forest, her life is changed forever. Years later, she is working in a shelter for the homeless and there meets a man with a history of mental illness and a box full of photos he won't let anyone see. When he dies suddenly, Laura's fascination with his life grows into an obsession as she becomes convinced his photos reveal a deeply hidden family secret.
Bonhalian's stunning novel travels between Long Island and rural New England, between the Roaring Twentise and the 21st century, as the events and characters of The Great Gatsby form the background to a woman's search for the truth and its consequences.