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A seemingly innocuous twenty-year-old photograph turns Grace Lawson's peaceful life upside down when her husband, Jack, mysteriously vanishes with the photograph and unanswered questions threaten her marriage and everything she knows.

A couple of father and son decided to left their hometown. Their footprints are not amongst the famous spots such as the Statue of Liberty, Eiffel Tower, Roman Cathedral and such. On The contrary, they dwell between the crowded night market, movie theaters, baseball stadiums, subways and other common areas. Why did they decide to travel? Is there a destination? 活著，就是持續不斷的旅行。 人生，就是一齣有待完成的履行。...

Violet and Finn were "meant to be," said everyone, always. They ended up together by the hands of fate aligning things just so. Three years into their marriage, they have a wonderful little boy, and as the three of them embark on their first vacation as a family, Violet can't help thinking that she can't believe her luck. Life is good. So no one is more surprised than she when Finn leaves her at the beach -- just packs up the hotel room and disappears....