First published 2011
Jude Farraday has built the life she always wanted. She devotes herself to her husband and twins, Mia and Zach, creating a warm home where her teenagers can thrive. When Lexi Baill joins their circle, Jude welcomes the troubled former foster child like another daughter. Lexi becomes Mia's closest friend, then Zach's girlfriend, forming an unbreakable trio. Senior year arrives with college plans and bright futures ahead. Then one night shatters everything. An accident destroys Jude's carefully constructed world and divides her community. Everyone points fingers at eighteen-year-old Lexi. The blame tears apart the family that once embraced her. Lexi loses the boy she loves, the family that accepted her, and the best friend she ever found. Jude loses even more. Years later, Lexi returns demanding answers. Jude must confront the woman she has become and decide whether forgiveness is possible. Hannah explores how mothers love, how families break, and whether broken people can heal themselves and each other.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
385 pages · Hardcover · St. Martin's Press