Dial’s memoir of this quest – but also of a remarkable family, one that eschewed the 'safe and boring' for something different; something intense, sparkling, and wild.

It’s the resulting search — for a body, for answers, for absolution — that forms the heart of the book. But its soul lies in the love that Dial has for his family and adventure both — the love that drove him to combine them.

Rarely does a parent share with such candid emotion their experience of losing a child as Dial does in his memoir, which begins with the author’s early life and passion for the outdoors, then explores how he shared that passion with his children.

... gripping, honest, raw.

... wrenching.

Through the twists and turns of his search, Dial must follow his own compass to stay true to the son he knew. A complex and moving memoir..

Fusing personal history with elegy and adventure, this arresting narrative of every parent's worst fear begins with the author’s background and then recounts the Dial family’s many exciting excursions.

... gripping.