A " breathtaking" memoir of a daughter's quest to find a miracle for her dying father, by the bestselling author of The Book That Matters Most ( Publishers Weekly ). When her beloved father was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer, Ann Hood—the author Comfort: A Journey Through Grief —refused to give up. If conventional medicine could no longer help, then she would go to any length to find something that could—even if it took a miracle. In this heartfelt and heartbreaking narrative, Ann's quest to save her father's life becomes a reawakening of her self. Through trial and desperation she recollects the story of her family's own past and their quest to find a better life in America, and renews her connection to her Italian Catholic heritage, all of which reminds her of where she came from and who she truly is: her father's daughter. With a sensitive yet strong voice, Ann Hood's "spiritual quest to make sense of her father's fatal illness is rendered with exceptional grace" in a story that "affectingly explores the link between faith and family ties" ( Entertainment Weekly ). "[Ann Hood] creates an entire world of belief and tradition that sustains her. . . . The miracle that truly nurtures her is her art." — The Providence Journal "This memoir is every bit as breathtaking as the poem after which it is named." — Publishers Weekly