In 1971, 17-year-old Zane leaves home in New Jersey, chasing freedom, love, and a sense of purpose.

His journey begins in New Orleans with his first intoxicating romance and winds through the Deep South to California, marked by heart-wrenching adventures and difficult choices that test his moral compass.

Driven by a restless search for happiness and, though he stumbles, rarely deterred by failure, Zane pushes forward, even as the weight of his circumstances and a growing dependence on alcohol threaten to consume him.

Years later, settled into a career and with a loving family back in New Jersey, the past he thought he left behind catches up with him. Everything he tried to outrun comes rushing back-and now he must face the life he thought was buried forever.

A haunting yet inspiring novel about the roads we take, the ones we avoid, and the consequences that follow.