NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "A masterpiece of hope, love, and the resilience and ferocity of the human spirit."—Glennon Doyle Melton, from the foreword "Profound, tender, honest—and utterly unforgettable."—Gretchen Rubin "I wish I had nothing to say on the matter of loss, but I do.

Because one day I encouraged my two kids to go out and play in the rain, and only one came home.

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." On an ordinary September day, twelve-teen-year-old Jack is swept away in a freak neighborhood flood.

His parents and younger sister are left to wrestle with awful questions: How could God let this happen? Can we ever be happy again?