Leo Gable has spent his life becoming an expert in near misses—the conversations never had, the doors never opened, the love never quite embraced. As a therapist in Northampton, Massachusetts, he guides others through their emotional landscapes while standing frozen on the roof of his own. Then Juniper Jones walks into his office: a photographer with combat boots, a gum-chewing habit, and an unnerving ability to see through every wall he's built. She calls him a "tour guide for the almost-life"—someone who shows others around but has never bought a house himself. What follows is a funny, tender, deeply human story about two people who are terrified of commitment, learning together that staying is harder than leaving—and infinitely more beautiful. For anyone who's ever stood at the edge of something, wondering if they should jump.
