After losing her son in an elementary school shooting that devastates the tight-knit community of Stillwater Bay, Jennifer Crowne finds herself unable to settle back into her role of perfect stay-at-home mom and committee organizer. Meanwhile, her best friend, Mayor Charlotte Stone, struggles to keep the town together, and Charlotte s husband, the school principal, may not be the hero everyone thinks him to be.As they try to heal from this irrevocable trauma, Jenn and Charlotte find themselves at a crossroads within the town and within their friendship. For Jenn, broken and grieving, there is no going back, and she demands that the school be closed so that she can bury the past. Yet Charlotte is equally desperate to hold the town together, fighting the school closure and helping the shooter s mother regain her place in the community. Jenn and Charlotte s relationship is put to the ultimate test as each weighs her own interests against the bonds of their friendship."
About the Author
Biography
NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Author!Growing up as a small town Canadian girl, there wasn't much to do but ride your bike, hang out with friends on the beach and daydream. I always wanted to write but never dreamed it was something I could do as a career. I love to travel and fell in love with the sheep covered hillside, old castles and romantic history of Scotland and England. I dream about waking up in Tuscany and touring small town shops in the south of France with my husband, of placing my toes in the ocean and experiencing history first hand. As a mother with three daughters, I'm learning that teaching them to pursue their dreams is a lasting legacy. I love to wake up to the Rocky Mountains, will forever enjoy the taste of coffee and chocolate and can't imagine the day when a story doesn't unfold in my heart. Living a life with passion and pursuing dreams is a life well lived.
This book deals with the after math of a child dying after a school shooting. I don't think I would be able to come back from something like this. I think I would have done what Jennifer did: Try and get the school closed. I think that if something like this happens the school should be closed down and rebuilt somewhere else. The kids that go to that school in the future would have to deal with the aftermath of that horrible act for years to come. I think it would be better for all involved to start fresh and new.
This was a very stressful and thought provoking book. That will have you thinking about it years to come.
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child death, school shooting,
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3 comments:
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I can't wait to read Of Monsters and Madness.
You made stillwater rising sound like such a good read It's going on my TBR list :)
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