We Will All Be Received

In 1977, a young woman steals a duffel bag full of drug money and flees her bad-news boyfriend, hitching a ride with a long-haul trucker to the world's edge. She intends to disappear forever, to redefine herself on her own terms as Dawn Taylor. But eventually, stars and satellites align. In a remote roadside motel, Dawn's past catches up with her. As a ferocious storm blows in, Vryenhoek vividly captures the desires of a host of characters whose paths have converged in this strange place. Ethan struggles to escape a tired narrative of childhood trauma. Cheryl is desperate to resuscitate a reputation blown apart on social media. And Spencer, an ex-con seeking to overcome his criminal past, chases a faint hope he's glimpsed on a website built half a continent away. When the highway closes and the power fails, there's nothing to keep them from disclosing who they really are.