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4.0
crash is a poignant reminder of how quickly one’s life can be turned upside down and a heartening look at how one family turned it right side up.
I can't write much now, as my full review will be posted in December at both the Internet Review of Books and Literary Mama ... but I'll share this:
Neil Bornstein is walking his girlfriend, Trista, home shortly after dinner on a cold Tuesday night. They’re hit from behind by a speeding car that’s crossed the center line. The drunk driver continues down the street, flips the car a few hundred feet later, and attempts to run away.
crash is a mother’s memoir but equally importantly, it’s a call to action every parent should hear. The story is filled with a sadness no parent should ever have to endure, and I imagine books of this nature could easily be filled with anger and hatred -- their pages plastered with police reports and photos from the accident scene and the victim’s childhood. Instead, Roy-Bornstein takes the high road -- and that outlook kept me turning pages.
Readers will want to carve out an entire evening to savor Carolyn Roy-Bornstein’s story and to contemplate the meaning of grace.
I can't write much now, as my full review will be posted in December at both the Internet Review of Books and Literary Mama ... but I'll share this:
Neil Bornstein is walking his girlfriend, Trista, home shortly after dinner on a cold Tuesday night. They’re hit from behind by a speeding car that’s crossed the center line. The drunk driver continues down the street, flips the car a few hundred feet later, and attempts to run away.
crash is a mother’s memoir but equally importantly, it’s a call to action every parent should hear. The story is filled with a sadness no parent should ever have to endure, and I imagine books of this nature could easily be filled with anger and hatred -- their pages plastered with police reports and photos from the accident scene and the victim’s childhood. Instead, Roy-Bornstein takes the high road -- and that outlook kept me turning pages.
Readers will want to carve out an entire evening to savor Carolyn Roy-Bornstein’s story and to contemplate the meaning of grace.
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