Michael Hodge is a struggling contractor living in Southern California raising his autistic son, Jamie, on his own. When his long-absent wife Anita returns unannounced wanting--Michael isn't sure what--a reconciliation? A new relationship? Her role as their son's mother back? Michael must decide whether to give her a second chance or protect his son from more hurt. Meanwhile, a burgeoning relationship that could be heading towards love is put on hold while Michael reexamines his feelings for this woman who abandoned them years earlier.
With pitch perfect emotion and a beautiful portrayal of the relationship between a father and son, Stephen Metcalfe's "The Practical Navigator" has drawn a rich and layered portrait of a what it means to be a family and what it means to be truly loved.