Many thanks to NetGalley, Simon & Schuster | Simon Element | Marysue Rucci Books for gifting me a physical and digital ARC of this fabulous book by a long time favorite author, Wally Lamb. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 5 stars!
It only takes a moment for a life to change, making it easy to forget those moments before. Corby is struggling with losing his job, being the full-time carer of his twin toddlers, and a growing secret addiction to alcohol and pills. When tragedy strikes and Corby is sentenced to prison, he's not sure how or if he will survive.
This book is everything - powerful, raw, devastating, and will make you think and feel strongly about addiction, the choices we make, how to forgive each other and ourselves, and the hope of redemption. Mr. Lamb writes so powerfully about the prison experience because of his experience teaching at a women's correctional institution, and the conditions depicted here will leave you in tears and anger, but also grateful for the bright souls in those environments. I felt so strongly for the characters - Corby and Emily, but the minor characters as well, This isn't an easy read, but it's beautifully written, tense, and gripping and you won't be able to look away. Definitely a must read and will deservedly be at the top of everyone's list of 2025 favorites.
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