Orange Is the Color of Goodbye

Description

Orange Is the Color of Goodbye is a deeply emotional story about the wreckage we inherit, the truths we fear, and the unexpected grace that can rise from even the most broken places.
When Eden Brecklin receives a notice from the city demanding she abate her estranged mother’s hoarded yard and empty the condemned house for sale, she has no choice but to return to the small Oregon town she swore she’d never revisit. What should be a quick cleanup turns into a haunting excavation—of crumbling boxes, forgotten relics, and decades of unresolved pain.
Back home, Eden’s medically fragile child depends on her. In town, her mother’s neighbors watch every move. And inside the collapsing house, Eden faces not only mountains of debris but a lifetime of blame, manipulation, and unanswered questions.

As she digs through the wreckage, Eden begins to uncover clues about her mother’s past—secrets that challenge everything she believed about the woman who raised her and the woman she herself has become. What starts as a desperate obligation becomes a journey toward clarity, compassion, and the possibility of forgiveness.

With the help of unlikely allies—and a community that remembers more than Eden expects—she must confront the truth buried beneath years of chaos. Because the house isn’t the only thing in danger of collapsing. Her own heart is, too.

Tender, raw, and ultimately hopeful, Orange Is the Color of Goodbye is a moving story of mothers and daughters, the legacy of trauma, and the courage it takes to sift through the past to make room for a brighter future.