▁who ▁increasing ly ▁ex ert s ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁Wright ▁family . ▁ ▁Plot ▁introduction ▁The ▁cru cial ▁starting ▁point ▁of ▁all ▁following ▁events ▁is ▁the ▁Wright s ’ ▁annual ▁Thanks g iving ▁dinner ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁when ▁author ▁Jon ah ▁Bo yd , ▁the ▁new ▁husband ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁Wright ' s ▁friend ▁Anne , ▁accident ally ▁los es ▁his ▁not ebook s ▁including ▁his ▁almost ▁finished ▁novel . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁Anne ▁finds ▁the ▁manuscript ▁and ▁schemes ▁against ▁Bo yd ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁teach ▁him ▁a ▁less on ▁for ▁his ▁care less ness . ▁She ▁asks ▁Ben ▁Wright , ▁the ▁young est ▁son ▁and ▁amateur ▁poet ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁present ▁when ▁Anne ▁found ▁the ▁books ▁again , ▁to ▁hide ▁the ▁novel ▁until ▁she ▁would ▁tell ▁him ▁to ▁" sur pr ising ly ▁find " ▁it . ▁Jon ah ▁stops ▁writing ▁and ▁changes ▁his ▁care less ▁behaviour ▁towards ▁Anne . ▁Since ▁Anne ▁very ▁appreci ates ▁her ▁kind ▁of ▁" new " ▁husband ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁want ▁him ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁his ▁former ▁r ut ▁again , ▁she ▁dec ides ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁book ▁in ▁Ben ' s ▁care ▁instead ▁of ▁returning ▁it ▁to ▁her ▁husband . ▁Jon ah , ▁who ▁used ▁to ▁drink , ▁again ▁finds ▁cons olation ▁in ▁alco hol , ▁which ▁ultimately ▁leads ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁through ▁a ▁car ▁accident . ▁ ▁Years ▁later , ▁when ▁almost ▁nobody ▁who ▁knows ▁about ▁Bo yd ' s ▁novel ▁is ▁still ▁alive , ▁Ben ▁finish es