About the book: year / 1931. The Great Depression. People are losing everything they had: jobs, homes, land, families and livelihoods. Reporter Ellis Reed takes a photo of two boys in front of a dilapidated house in the countryside and only later notices a sign nearby that reads "TWO CHILDREN FOR SALE." Ellis appears a chance to write an article that will receive wide resonance and bring fame. He will have to make a difficult decision, because he will subject these people to humiliation due to financial difficulties. The consequences of the publication of this photograph will be incredible and unpredictable. Haunted by her own secrets, editorial secretary Lillian Palmer sees in a photograph something more than just a good story. Together with Reed, they decide to right the wrongs of the past and piece together a broken family, risking everything they hold dear. Inspired by a real newspaper photograph that stunned readers across the country, this moving novel tells a story behind the camera and behind the lens - of ambition, love and long-term vision. consequences of our actions.