Max and Pip are the strongest couple you know. They're best friends, lovers--unshakable. But then their son gets sick and the doctors put the question of his survival into their hands. For the first time, Max and Pip can't agree. They each want a different future for their son.

"My Brilliant Life interweaves the past and present of a tight-knit family, finding joy and happiness in even the most difficult times. Areum lives life to its fullest, vicariously through the stories of his parents, conversations with Little Grandpa Jang-his sixty-year-old neighbor and best friend-and through the books he reads to visit the places he would otherwise never see. For several months, Areum has been working on a manuscript, piecing together...

Having spent several years in and out of hospitals for a life-threatening illness, pragmatic sixteen-year-old Cam is relocated by her miracle-seeking mother to a town in Maine known for its mystical healing qualities.

Stephen keeps asking 16-year-old Emily what she wants and won't take "I don't know" as an answer. Emily can tell he's hiding something big and even though she's guessed what it is, she isn't prepared when Stephen tells her the truth. Eventually, as she accompanies Stephen through what are simultaneously his best and worst days, Emily realizes that there's more to life than just floating through. --