Rating:  Summary: Very good! Realistic characters. Review: Twenty years ago, a young man with big dreams died. To all the world, it would appear that Mark Reid had killed himself running away from his fiance. After his passing, his close knit group of friends drift apart.Yet, the spark of his dreams lives on, carrying the last letter he wrote to his best friend, Dan Wilson, twenty years later. Suddenly, it is clear that Mark did not kill himself and had not abandoned Kelly. He was just the victim of bad luck and a car wreck. On the impetous of Mark's letter, Dan gathers the four friends who remain from their old group. Each of them has their own crisis going on; Dan's family business is on shakey ground, the foundation Kelly began to memorialize her beloved Mark is in trouble, and Mike and Charlotte have troubles of their own. But somehow, they rally and find a way to make things work out again, staking all their hopes and dreams on a gamble and a chance. These four, and Mark, will have one last chance to have their dreams come true. **** With great realism, the authors blend their voices to create a touching story of dreams lost, delayed, and found. They define what true friendship is in the lives of their protagonists, echoing Michael Smith's song, Friends are friends forever... and a friend will not say never, because the welcome will not end. ****
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