In this true story, four generations of women grapple with the invisible wounds of inherited trauma—from a grandmother and mother who survived unimaginable horror, to the author’s parents’ tragic death, which catapulted her and her daughter into a freefall.

For more than 30 years, Hyams Romoff has lived in the fast-paced, glittering world of Public Relations. As the founder of OverCat Communications, she stages high-profile events for A-list celebrities. But beneath the glamour lies a far more enduring legacy, one that even the most fabulous wardrobe can’t disguise. Her family’s trauma flows like ripples across water, spreading until it eclipses the light and casts shadows over the women in her family. This is the “Ripple Eclipse”—the quiet, powerful force of trauma that shapes and sometimes threatens to darken the lives of those who carry it.