Breathe

Amid a starkly beautiful but uncanny landscape in New Mexico, a married couple from Cambridge, MA take up residency at a distinguished academic institute. When the husband is stricken with a mysterious illness, misdiagnosed at first, their lives are uprooted and the husband and wife each embark upon a nightmare journey. At thirty-seven, Michaela faces the terrifying prospect of widowhood — and the loss of Gerard, whose identity has greatly shaped her own.

In vividly depicted scenes of escalating suspense, Michaela cares desperately for Gerard in his final days as she comes to realize that her love for her husband, however fierce and selfless, is not enough to save him and that his death is beyond her comprehension. A love that refuses to be surrendered at death — is this the blessing of a unique married love, or a curse that must be exorcised?

Part intimately detailed love story and part horror story rooted in real life, Breathe explores the hauntedness of domestic marital love and our determination both to be faithful to the beloved and to survive the trauma of loss.