Louise Kirk's mother 'disappeared' when she was nine, shortly before the Richters moved in next door with their adopted son Abel. From their childhood friendship evolves a love that binds Louise and Abel for the rest of their lives, though Louise eventually discovers that she cannot get Abel to love her as fiercely and exclusively as she loves him. Only when she comes face to face with another great loss is she finally forced to confront the costs of abandoning herself to another.
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