393 pages
English language
Published Nov. 6, 2007 by Harper Perennial.
A young widow raising two boys, Sarah Laden is struggling to keep her family together. But when a shocking revelation rips apart the family of her closest friend, Sarah finds herself welcoming yet another troubled young boy into her already tumultuous life. Jordan, a quiet, reclusive elementary school classmate of Sarah's son Danny, has survived a terrible ordeal. By agreeing to become Jordan's foster mother, Sarah will be forced to question the things she has long believed. And as the delicate threads that bind their family begin to unravel, all the Ladens will have to face difficult truths about themselves and one another ...
Des personnages attachants et une histoire lourde qui m'a fait penser à un épisode de "Desperate Housewives" très glauque. On ne sort pas indifférent d'une telle lecture. Le sujet est grave mais le livre est très réussi, aussi joli qu'il peut l'être avec un thème si difficile. L'un de mes romans préférés de l'année 2013, si ce n'est mon préféré.
