by Wally Lamb
First published 2008
After surviving the Columbine massacre, Caelum and Maureen flee to the family farm in Connecticut. But the past is never far behind. Uncovering a cache of family documents, Caelum unearths shocking truths about his lineage - truths that force him to confront his own demons and forge a new path forward from the ashes of tragedy.
Genres: american-fiction, abuse, 20th-century, contemporary, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Connecticut
Period: Columbine
740 pages · Hardcover · Harper
Content warnings: mental-illness