Dean Smith

Flowers By The River Dean Smith

Life doesn't end with deathJamie Hughes was eight years old when his life was cut short in a perfect storm of unfortunate circumstances beyond anyone's control. There was no one to hold responsible for his death nor any accident to blame, only a dead child in a field of flowers whose discovery would unleash an insurmountable grief that would forever change his family. Happiness would no longer have a place in their lives and joy would give way to a sorrow that, over the years, will divide the once close knit family and create rifts that leaves each of them feeling adrift and alone. Ten years have passed since that day but time has stood still for the Hughes family as the memory of Jamie's death has affected them all in different ways. Maria, a mother trapped in grief and crushed by the fear of history repeating itself. Jenna, an angry sister struggling to deal with the loss of her twin whom she thought would always be there. Simon, a father who works relentlessly to run from his pain and Jackson the youngest son, born in the shadow of his brother's death and unable to escape it. As a time of change that threatens to divide the family forever looms in the distance. Hope is reborn in their lives when the field which served as a reminder of what they have lost blooms for the first time in ten years. Soon after, a teenage boy appears who holds the key to lifting the family's sadness and helping them move on but only if they can accept the unbelievable truth of who and what he is.