Focusing on Elias Crowe, a Panama Invasion veteran with undiagnosed PTSD, this novel depicts his descent into emotional abuse and abandonment of his son Daniel. Set in 1989–2023, it traces how Elias’s rages and eventual disappearance scar Daniel’s childhood and adulthood, leading to therapy-resistant trauma, failed relationships, and intergenerational pain.

The epilogue emphasizes the absence of reconciliation, portraying PTSD’s lasting, unseen impact on families.

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