Paperback Edition
ISBN: 9781558615816
Publication Date: 02-01-2009

Available as an ebook on:
Kindle
Nook
Apple iBooks

Afterword by Florence Howe and Sue V. Rosser

Reared to believe that she could do anything, astrophysicist Jillian Greer dreamed of going into space. When she and her research partner Kera Sullivan invented a specialized telescope, it looked as though these two dogged scientists would fulfill the dream they shared.

But ten years later, as Kera trains in a space simulator, Jillian is married and a mother, packing lunches and helping her kids with homework. As her fortieth birthday (the unofficial age limit of the space program) draws near, Jillian decides that things have to change. Leaving her family for ten days, one day for each year she has put her career on hold, she seeks solitude in the sand dunes of Lake Michigan, where she struggles to see if she can find her way back to the stars.

"Maryann Lesert portrays engaging characters, along with breathtaking recreations of the natural world, and a fascinating introduction to the world of astronomy.” —Sena Jeter Naslund, author of Ahab's Wife

"A wonderful first novel. . . . Never have I dog-eared a novel as I have this one. . . . [Recommended] to all who are finding their way through the maze of motherhood, marriage, love and dreams." —The Grand Rapids Press