Wednesday's Pick!

The Secret Between Us by Barbara Delinsky

On a rainy night Deborah Munroe and her daughter Grace are driving home when they hit a man. The victim, who turns out to be Grace's history teacher, is unconscious but alive. Although Grace was driving (and had consumed two beers unbeknownst to her mother), Deborah sends her home and takes responsibility for the accident when the cops show up. Deborah is juggling a lot: as a family doctor, she is in private practice with her widower father, who is trying to hide a drinking problem; her son Dylan is visually impaired; she is dealing with her ex-husband’s new, separate life; and her single sister, Jill, has just announced she is pregnant. Grace’s guilt about not taking responsibility for the accident is making her withdraw from friends and family and getting her into trouble at school. The accident victim turns out to have a more complex life than anyone imagined. Delinsky, as usual, combines her understanding of human nature with absorbing storytelling.

We also have this title in large print and book on cd!