The Returned transforms a brilliant premise into an extraordinary and beautifully realized novel.
My spine is still shivering from the memory of this haunting story.
-Douglas Preston, #1 bestselling author of The Monster of Florence The sensational New York Times bestselling novel about an impossible miracle and a family given a second chance at life.
Harold and Lucille Hargrave's eight-year-old son, Jacob, died tragically in 1966.
In their old age they've settled comfortably into life without him.
Until one day Jacob mysteriously appears on their doorstep--flesh and blood, still eight years old.
All over the world people's loved ones are returning from beyond.
No one knows how or why, whether it's a miracle or a sign of the end.
But as chaos erupts around the globe, the newly reunited family finds itself at the center of a community on the brink of collapse, forced to navigate a mysterious new reality.
With spare, elegant prose and searing emotional depth, award-winning poet Jason Mott explores timeless questions of faith and morality, love and responsibility.
A spellbinding and stunning debut, The Returned is an unforgettable story that marks the arrival of an important new voice in contemporary fiction.