Things you won't say : a novel / Sarah Pekkanen.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Washington Square Press, 2015Edition: First Washington Square Press trade paperback editionDescription: 340 pages ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1451673558 (softcover)
- 9781451673555 (softcover)
- Things you will not say
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In this timely and provocative novel, internationally bestselling author Sarah Pekkanen takes us inside a family in crisis and a marriage on the brink after a tragic shooting.
How far would you go to save your family?
Every morning, as her husband Mike straps on his SIG Sauer and pulls on his heavy Magnum boots, Jamie Anderson tenses up. Then comes the call she has always dreaded: There's been a shooting at police headquarters. Mike isn't hurt, but his long-time partner is grievously injured. As weeks pass and her husband's insomnia and disconnectedness mount, Jamie realizes he is an invisible casualty of the attack. Then the phone rings again. Another shooting--but this time Mike has pulled the trigger.
But the shooting does more than just alter Jamie's world. It's about to change everything for two other women. Christie Simmons, Mike's flamboyant ex, sees the tragedy as an opportunity for a second chance with Mike. And Jamie's younger sister, Lou, must face her own losses to help the big sister who raised her. As the press descends and public cries of police brutality swell, Jamie tries desperately to hold together her family, no matter what it takes.
In her characteristic exploration of true-to-life relationships, Sarah Pekkanen has written a complex, compelling, and openhearted novel--her best yet.
Includes discussion questions.
"Every morning, as her husband Mike straps on his Sig Sauer and pulls on his heavy Magnum boots, Jamie Anderson tenses up. Then comes the call she has always feared: A shooting at police headquarters. Mike isn't hurt, but his long-time partner is grievously injured. As weeks pass and her husband's insomnia and disconnectedness mount, Jamie realizes he is an invisible casualty of the attack. Then the phone rings again. Another shooting - this time it's Mike who pulled the trigger. But the shooting does more than alter just Jamie's world. It's about to change everything for two other women. Christie Simmons, Mike's flamboyant ex, with whom he shares custody of their teenaged son, will see the tragedy as an opportunity to find a second chance with Mike. And Jamie's younger sister, Lou, an elephant keeper who finds being with animals simpler than humans, will need to overcome her own losses to help the big sister who raised her. As the press descends and public cries of police brutality swell, Jamie desperately tries to hold together her family - no matter what it takes"-- Provided by publisher.