The Book: What Makes Life Worth Living

I was fascinated by this NaBloPoMo challenge last year: "Describe the plot of the next book you want to read, even if the book doesn't exist yet." . The book I wanted to read was a crazy science fiction theme on time, change, and power featuring an over-the-hill superhero The Book: Time. For some reason that particular challenge stuck with me, and now I have another nonexistent book I want to read.

A couple of young well-respected scientists with exciting careers ahead of them, Gregory and Alyssa Rosen live in Denver and spend weekends skiing, backpacking or canoeing the mountains. They seem to have the perfect life, until a car crash on a snowy mountain road leaves her walking with the aid of a walker and robs him of 30 IQ points. Ironically, he had always said life wouldn't be worth living if he didn't have his mobility, and she had said anything was okay as long as she could learn new ideas and communicate them. After the crash, each is left with the thing they valued most, and compromised with the others' greatest fear. The tragedy has the power to shatter their marriage and their lives, but also to give them lessons in grace as they cope with their own losses and help and watch their spouse's struggle.