by Will Allison
First published 2011
Glen writes a letter to his teenage daughter, trying to explain the unforgivable. What started as an ordinary day ended with a dead teenager and Glen's life in ruins. The accident happened so fast, but the choices he made afterward were deliberate. Each decision pulled him deeper into deception and moral compromise. Now his marriage has crumbled and his relationship with his daughter hangs by a thread. Glen knows this confession might be the final blow that drives her away forever. But he needs her to understand how a good man can make terrible choices, how quickly everything can fall apart, and why he risked everything to protect what mattered most. The letter becomes his last desperate attempt to salvage their bond, even as he reveals the full extent of his betrayal.
Genres: literary-fiction, contemporary, psychological-thriller, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
224 pages · Hardcover · Free Press
Content warnings: death