num_pages: 257
description: When fourteen children from the small town of Sam Dent are lost in a tragic accident, its citizens are confronted with one of life’s most difficult and disturbing questions: When the worst happens, whom do you blame, and how do you cope? Masterfully written, it is a large-hearted novel that brings to life a cast of unforgettable small-town characters and illuminates the mysteries and realities of love as well as grief.
language: English
title: The Sweet Hereafter
titlecomplete: The Sweet Hereafter
characters: Billy Ansel (Sweet Hereafter), Nichole Smythe Burnell, Mitchell Stephens, Esquire, Dolores Driscoll
genres: American, Adult, Adult Fiction, Novels, School, 20th Century, Literature, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 9379
publisher: Harper-perennial