What does it mean to be lost in the landscapes of our private, bygone ghosts? For Camille Carlyle, 31, it means the inability to be present in a developing, romantic relationship with Jake Kellen. Camille is a contemporary Chicagoan still haunted by the consequences of her parents' tumultuous divorce and by the tragic loss of her childhood sweetheart during adolescence. THE HISTORY OF NOW is a coming-of-age story that follows the internal trials Camille faces as she attempts to mend her nightmarish relationship with her past and learn to love Jake.