This is a book about two very different people looking back on their lives before they die.
"The more I look up at the sun the more sure I am that there are times when the only peace we can find is through violence. Maybe we need the pain to push us to great heights of unimaginable nuclear fire, and only when it has burned everything away can we really be free."
A gentle story with unexpected endings, One Day They All Went Home sees two seemingly unrelated lives revolve around the disappearance of the same mysterious girl. As the strong pull of teenage love turns into all-encompassing loss, Ted's kindly patience and Ryan's untameable wildness eventually send them down very different paths.
