T M Laughlin

“Absence of Intent” is a romantic drama of a young Boston family forced to grapple with many of life’s challenging circumstances including their careers, friendships, politics, affairs, mishaps, and birth of a child. There are complicating factors that produce much anxiety, tension and remorse. The family shows the willpower and tenacity to overcome their difficulties, but there is a persistent struggle for redemption and escape from haunting memories.

This suspenseful journey winds through Boston's Back Bay and North End, Italy's Tuscany region and Rome, and an Ivy League campus in New Hampshire. Along the way there are business, political and family issues that spark trouble and threaten the unity and happiness of this once strong Boston family.