Natalie and her children, Anna and Toby, face one of life's most devastating losses -- that of a husband and father. Josh was wounded in Iraq and came home with a brain injury that he insisted was getting better.

Then one day, Toby finds his father dead in the garage, victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The boy quits talking, his sister Anna tries to hold herself together and not show her pain, and Natalie struggles through guilt, hurt, anger and sheer desperation as she tries to find ways to help her children and understand what happened.

Digging through the morass of emotions overwhelms this family, who lost a home when they were forced to leave the military base, their primary income and most of all, a loving father and husband.

PROMISE THE MOON is a shattering novel, digging deep into one of the most powerful losses humans feel. Ms. Arnold's immense talent finds the words to draw us into Natalie's story, as well as that of the children, who will break your heart. You'll struggle between wanting to physically hold these characters to alleviate their pain and wanting to close the book because it's just too much. A beautiful look at a very tough subject.