An accidental light
By: Elizabeth Diamond
Publisher: Charnwood
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Leicester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 357
ISBN-13: 9781847826862
Subjects: Traffic accidents; Fiction; Traffic accident victims; Psychology; Psychological aspects
Description: I've seen her a thousand times. Running through the blue shadows in the rain. Stopped by a screech of brakes and my voice shouting. Stopped by the sudden boom of my heart. On a quiet road just outside London, in the blue half-light of dusk, a car accident will change the lives of two families forever. Jack Philips is a happily married policeman with two small daughters, but the accident forces him to reassess everything he loves - and to confront long-buried secrets. For Lisa Jenkins, the devastation seems almost unbearable. Until she discovers an inner strength she never knew she had - and the courage to change her life completely. This heartbreaking but ultimately uplifting debut novel explores the ripple effects of a single moment of tragedy - the journey from guilt to peace, from vengeance to forgiveness, from grief to hope - and even, ultimately, to joy.
Notes: Originally published: London: Picador, 2008.