When she meets a rancher, Esrom, she finds herself drawn to him, comforted by his kindness and company. She struggles to fit into her role as a housewife and longs for a real friend. Lonely and restless, Nat is having trouble adjusting to their new life. Paul can’t bring himself to tell Nat the truth, but his lies only widen a growing gulf between them.
Worse, his superiors set out to cover up the problem rather than fix it. Then, on his rounds, Paul discovers that the reactor is compromised, placing his family and the entire community in danger. An Army Specialist, Paul is stationed there to help oversee one of the country’s first nuclear reactors-an assignment that seems full of opportunity.
In 1959, Nat Collier moves with her husband, Paul, and their two young daughters to Idaho Falls, a remote military town. A scintillating debut novel about a young couple whose marriage is tested when they move to an army base rife with love triangles, life-or-death conflicts, and a dramatic cover-up
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