This is the story of a man named Charley who loses his job, leaves his family, & decides, one night, to end his life. Somewhere between this world & the next, he encounters his mother, who died years ago, & he spends one last day with her
- a day he never had on earth. This ordinary day covers the whole of their existence, & reveals how Charley, like many children, was constantly forced to choose between his mother & his father. He gets the chance many of us yearn for
- to ask the questions never asked while our parents are alive. In the end, Charley learns how little he really knew about his mother, how her love saved their family, & how deeply he wants the chance to save his own.