On a summer night in 1915, Jay Follet, returning to his family, is killed instantly in a car accident. Dancing back and forth in time and braiding the viewpoints of Jay's wife, brother, and young son, Agee creates a powerful novel of innocence, tenderness, and loss. Winner of the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. "A writer whose power with English words can make you gasp."—New York Times Book Review