Out of time
By: Helen Schulman.
Publisher: Atheneum; Maxwell Macmillan Canada; Maxwell Macmillan International
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York; Toronto; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
Subjects: Family -- Fiction; Children -- Death -- Fiction; Parent and child -- Fiction
Description: A portrait of individuals shattered by untimely death. The narrative begins with the fatal car crash of 20-year-old Ken Gold. His loss constitutes the central event remembered by friends and family. The chapters are written from varied points of view, set in times before and after Ken's death, exploring the issue of untimely death, resentment of the living, and guilt of survival.