Aspiring politician Fielding Pierce navigates a life of duty and love, avoiding Vietnam in the Coast Guard and later law school. He meets Sarah, a passionate idealist, and falls deeply in love. Tragedy strikes when she's killed in a Chilean resistance explosion. Years later, during a congressional election, Fielding is haunted by vivid memories and visions of his lost love.

Waking the Dead
A congressional candidate's world is upended when a presumed-dead loved one resurfaces, raising questions about his own sanity.