Can love endure after "death do us part?" Sometimes the end is just the beginning. Rachel Ashby thought she had it all. She was in the throes of blending her family with her fiance, and mere weeks away from her wedding. After a lifetime of disappointment, everything was finally falling in place. That is, until she was killed. Cast into the afterlife, Rachel finds herself in a fight for everything she once held close. As she tries to remain near those she cherished in life, the layers of her life are peeled back to expose the imperfections and flaws that exist in us all. She discovers the human side of being human as she learns more about what it means to live than she ever knew in life. A Symphony of Cicadas is the story of a family who was brought together only to be torn apart. Its a story of a woman trying to bridge a connection between the world she once knew and the mystical existence she must now journey through. Its the story of the mask people wear to hide the hurts that lie underneath. And its a story of hope when it seems like no hope can be found.