High school senior Cameron Garrity should be out living life to the fullest. Instead, he’s left recuperating on his couch and seeing the ghost of his ex-girlfriend whenever he takes his medicine.

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The spring semester of his senior year should have been a time for Cam to party and hang out with his friends. Anything to help him forget Allison Tandy—the love of his life—and the way she broke his heart.

But it quickly becomes clear that the end of high school is going to be worse than a failure for Cam. It’s going to be a tragedy.

Ally is left comatose after a terrible car crash on the same day Cam tears his ACL. The operation leaves him in agony, confined to his couch, and ruminating over the fact that his ex may not survive.

But when (after taking his medication) Cam starts seeing Ally, he wonders if (1) he may be headed for a complete mental breakdown and (2) this summer might just be interesting after all.

Brimming with honesty and heartbreak, A Heavy Dose of Allison Tandy interrogates how much control we really have over matters of love—and life.