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Suzanne Welch’s best friend, Jessica Elliot, is beautiful and smart, and she has an artistic talent that brings her constant praise and recognition. Suzanne’s used to following Jessica’s shining example. Then one day, Suzanne watches helplessly as Jessica rides her bike in front of a car and is hit. She’s not badly hurt but the cause of her accident is shocking. Jessica is gradually going blind. Jessica withdraws from her friends, her family, and especially her art into a cocoon of darkness and self-pity. Can Suzanne, who must now take the lead in their friendship, help Jessica to discover that the tools of an artist are not in the eyes, but in the heart?

Suzanne Welch’s best friend, Jessica Elliot, is beautiful and smart, and she has an artistic talent that brings her constant praise and recognition. Suzanne’s used to following Jessica’s shining example. Then one day, Suzanne watches helplessly as Jessica rides her bike in front of a car and is hit. She’s not badly hurt but the cause of her accident is shocking. Jessica is gradually going blind. Jessica withdraws from her friends, her family, and especially her art into a cocoon of darkness and self-pity. Can Suzanne, who must now take the lead in their friendship, help Jessica to discover that the tools of an artist are not in the eyes, but in the heart?