This novel is about what happens when a sibling gets accused of
wrongdoing. The media frenzy that gathers outside your doors hounding
your family and inconveniencing the neighbours as well. The graffiti
painted on your walls by vandals. The bullying classmates who make
life difficult, the boyfriends whose parents refuse to be associated
with you. The work your father loses due to the notoriety. The people
who shun all members of your family. The hurtful press and social
media commentary. The sense of hurt and loss that a person you loved,
looked up to, and idolized could so fall from grace.
The novel takes a turn for the truly weird in the second half and
then jumps forward nearly 10 years.
The sample provided interested me sufficiently to move me to buy the
whole. The author can seem a little preachy but the story pulls you
in.
Finishing a book is like losing a friend. One is saddened to have
lost the relationship but glad to have had the experience while it
lasted.
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