'Gorgeous, heartbreaking, and ultimately life-affirming'Nicola Yoon

'Hold on to your heart: this book will wreck you, fix you, and most definitely change you'Becky Albertalli

Can a text message destroy your life?

Carver Briggs never thought a simple text would cause a fatal crash, killing his three best friends, Mars, Eli, and Blake. Now Carver cant stop blaming himself for the accident and even worse, there could be a criminal investigation into the deaths.

Then Blakes grandmother asks Carver to remember her grandson with a goodbye day together. Carver has his misgivings, but he starts to help the families of his lost friends grieve with their own memorial days, along with Elis bereaved girlfriend Jesmyn. But not everyone is willing to forgive. Carvers own despair and guilt threatens to pull him under into panic and anxiety as he faces punishment for his terrible mistake. Can the goodbye days really help?

Jeff Zentner was a singer-songwriter and guitarist who released five albums and appeared on recordings with Iggy Pop, Nick Cave, and Debbie Harry. He is now an appellate attorney for the State of Tennessee and lives in Nashville with his wife and son. He wrote his debut novelThe Serpent King in a month, writing on his mobile phone on his commute and at night, weekends and lunchtimes between court cases.