"My mother's name is Nexhmije Ibrahimi Nussbaumer, and I am a living testament to her philosophies. Chief among them is her belief that nothing is finished until there is a happy ending--until you reach the light." As a young girl growing up in Albania, Angela is insulated from the poverty and rising political tensions in her homeland by her mother's loving, protective presence. But when Angela is nine years old, a series of events is set...