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Emotionally guarded Daphne Amos always believed she’d found a kindred spirit in her fiancé, Heath. Both very private people, they’ve kept their pasts hidden from the world, and each other, until Heath’s escalating nightmares begin to put an undeniable strain on their relationship. Determined to give their impending marriage the best chance of succeeding, Heath insists that Daphne join him on a seven-day retreat with Dr. Matthew Cerny, a psychologist celebrated for getting to the root of repressed memories.

"Preotul mi-a tăiat moțul, iar nașul mi-a vârât sub ochi tăvița tradițională, pe care se-nșirau câteva obiecte disparate: un păhăruț cu vin, un clește, niște bani, o păpușică cu păr de ață, spice de grâu… Trebuia să apuc de pe tavă, succesiv, trei obiecte, care să-mi prevestească viitorul în viață: dacă luam paharul aveam să fiu bețiv, dacă alegeam păpușa – afemeiat, dacă apucam cleștele – un muncitor harnic etc. Mă-ntreb ce zeu a-mpins în acel moment, ușor, cu vârful degetului, creionul de la urechea nașului, făcându-l să cadă-ntre lucrușoarele de pe tavă?

Howard Fast has placed the entire action of this highly charged novel in the space of one day at the substantial home of a prominent United States senator. This dinner party sounds like a well-ordered and gracious affair, but as events unfold, there are things to be settled - some are political and ethical, some are emotional, and some are questions of life and death. This is a profound and important novel with the dramatic intensity of first-class theater.