Fireflies in the Garden

To outsiders, a particualr midwestern family is the picture of success: Dad is a tenured professor on track to become university president, his son is a prolific and well-known romance novelist, his daughter is poised to enter a prestigious law school, and on the day we are introduced to them, his mother will finally graduate from college. But when a serious accident interrupts the celebration, the far more nuanced reality of this Midwestern family's history and relationships come to light.