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Accidental Light (2000)

by Elizabeth Diamond(Favorite Author)

3.37 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0330453513 (ISBN13: 9780330453516)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Picador USA

review 1: A tragedy, a total accident, triggers a chain of events. Jack, a policeman, a married man with two girls, accidentally kills Laura, a 13 year-old girl. Jack cannot seem to get past his guilt. The accident also effects Laura's, parents, Lisa and Derek. It's a story about the journey from guilt to peace, from vengeance to forgiveness, and eventually to inner happiness. The one person I have to mention that I could not stand was Jack's wife, Sam. She had to be the most selfish person ever. Of course she cannot understand what Jack is going through but she expects him to get over it as quick as possible. For a woman who loves her husband, she certainly does nothing to support him in his time of need. Not only that, she blames him totally for the destruction of their marr... moreiage.
review 2: The one moment that changes everything...this theme is explored expertly in Diamond's novel. What I particularly enjoyed about this riveting story is its realism. The author could have written a very different book and made everything turn out in ways that are not real. Instead she writes truth about tragedy - it's lasting consequences, its impact on victims and bystanders, its bitter reality. This is a hard book to read in some ways but definitely not to be missed. less

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