Phoebe had escaped a boring future by choosing a new path. Her desire to learn about the past was extinguished; the past was gone and only the future was important. But returning home to attend her great-grandfather's birthday party brought back family memories and regret long buried. He wanted to visit the now deserted town of Bodie, California, a place he had once lived, one last time. Soon his cryptic behavior would lead Phoebe on an adventure that would make her question every decision about her future she had ever made; if she made it back home.
