October 2012 Book of the Month and eBook of the Month.
Through short chapters from the four key narrators this cleverly constructed, intensely emotional story explores the consequences of choice and the effects of family crisis. Fleeing an unexpectedly violent attack on a fellow student Sam is reunited with his father after years of estrangement. How Sam, Dwight along with his mother Ruth and childhood sweetheart Emma react to and deal with the crisis will change their lives. Set twelve years on from the haunting and powerful Reservation Road, Burnham Schwartz has the knack of absolutely capturing essences of American life.
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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