This book was our book club read for August. One of our members magnanimously got these for us, each personally autographed (thank you Mandy)! I did miss the teleconference with the author due to illness :-(
If you read the blog below, my BFF did speak with her and found her pleasant.
The characters (being Ellen-the mother, Daniel-the oldest son, James-the younger son who dies, Anna and Sam-friends that own the lakehouse, and Bob-the attorney) were all very commonplace and unexceptional in my opinion. The only character I truly fancied was Bob. He developed feelings for Ellen while working on her sons' murder case. He seemed to me a very patient, kind-hearted, empathetic man/ lawyer, so I've determined he is most likely too good to be true.
The plot, being about an 11 year old boy being hit by a jet ski while on holiday and dying of a head trauma as a result, thereafter the writer shows how the family grieves and copes with death & also a lawsuit againist the 18 year old boy who hit James. This novel also tries to conquer the age-old question of "why me?", but it goes nowhere near giving the reader answers, philosophical or otherwise.
Overall, I found that the novel was a lot like a Jodi Piccoult, child-suffering, work of fiction which seems to be the popular tone these days. This was the authors first published work, so it being somewhat amateur I feel it was plain & very predictable. I do not favor this kind of reading material, so that probably explains why others I know cried & I did not. I'm hoping my lack of tears is not because I am so synical, but I will have to say this book does not rate very high with me.
E.
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