Harold and Lucille Hargrave lost their eight-year-old son, Jacob, in 1966. Decades later, they’ve come to terms with their loss and settled into a quiet life—until the impossible happens. Jacob appears on their doorstep, unchanged, still eight years old.
Around the world, people’s loved ones are returning from the dead. No one can explain it. Is it a miracle, or a harbinger of doom? As chaos spreads and questions go unanswered, Harold, Lucille, and Jacob must navigate a world on the brink of collapse, where fear, wonder, and uncertainty rule.
At the heart of this gripping, thought-provoking story lies a question: how do we face the unimaginable? The Returned explores love, loss, and the fragile balance between hope and fear in an utterly transformed world.
