Leah grew up in a privileged upper-middle class world. She had all-but secured an Ivy League scholarship and a future as a star athlete. Then she met Todd.

Leah’s parents watch helplessly as their daughter falls into a world of drugs, sex, and wild parties. Their divided approach drives their daughter out of their home and a wedge into their marriage. Meanwhile, twelve-year-old Justine observes Leah’s rebellion from the shadows of their fragmented family, leaving her to question whether her parents love her and whether God even knows she exists.

What happens when love just isn’t enough?

This mesmerizing debut novel tells the tale of a contemporary American family caught in the throes of adolescent rebellion – a heartbreaking, funny, ultimately redemptive quest for love, independence, connection and grace.

Susan Straight, National Book Award Finalist, author Take One Candle Light A Room

 “Terri Long’s accomplished first novel takes the reader on a passionate roller-coaster ride through contemporary parenthood and marriage. It’s sometimes scary, sometimes sad, and always tender.”

Margot Livesey, award-winning author of Banishing Verona and Eva Moves the Furniture “I felt I knew these characters better than my friends and neighbors. In Leah’s Wake is a beautifully written and absorbing novel.”

“There are no quick and easy solutions here for Leah or for her parents. They each struggle through, learning in their own ways and taking responsibility for their actions in their own times . . . pulled me right along as I continued to make comparisons to my own life.”

“As a mom, I felt what Zoe felt. It tore my heart out to see the promise of a child being being replaced with the nightmare of reality… I’m adding Terri Giuliano Long to my list of authors I want to be stranded with.”

“I give “In Leah’s Wake” 5 stars and recommend reading to anyone with tweens. Although it is fiction, this book can be a great reference for parenting teenagers.”