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A review by kba76
Mountain Road, Late at Night by Alan Rossi
3.0
Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with the opportunity to read this prior to publication.
Mountain Road, Late at Night tells the story of a young couple who have been in an accident on their way home from a party. Their car was found the morning after. Alice was dead at the scene and Nicholas died in hospital. We focus on those left behind.
Our key narrators are varied. First is the brother who had moved into the family home to care for the orphaned son, Jack. He reflects on the experience since the accident and what it means for the various family members left behind. Then we have the mother who has taken a vow of silence since the accident but who is also living with the guilt of an affair. Next is the mother-in-law driving across America to atone for her failures as a mother to take her grandchild. All three are inherently selfish and pay no thought to what is best for Jack. There was little to like about any of them.
The last section is from the viewpoint of Nicholas, the driver of the car that crashed. We see him come to consciousness and examine the reality of his situation. We learn what lead to the crash and we see his fight to survive, though this is ultimately futile.
While the idea was interesting I found this a hard one to like. I felt little empathy with the characters and the one I wanted to know more about, Jack, was given no voice.
Mountain Road, Late at Night tells the story of a young couple who have been in an accident on their way home from a party. Their car was found the morning after. Alice was dead at the scene and Nicholas died in hospital. We focus on those left behind.
Our key narrators are varied. First is the brother who had moved into the family home to care for the orphaned son, Jack. He reflects on the experience since the accident and what it means for the various family members left behind. Then we have the mother who has taken a vow of silence since the accident but who is also living with the guilt of an affair. Next is the mother-in-law driving across America to atone for her failures as a mother to take her grandchild. All three are inherently selfish and pay no thought to what is best for Jack. There was little to like about any of them.
The last section is from the viewpoint of Nicholas, the driver of the car that crashed. We see him come to consciousness and examine the reality of his situation. We learn what lead to the crash and we see his fight to survive, though this is ultimately futile.
While the idea was interesting I found this a hard one to like. I felt little empathy with the characters and the one I wanted to know more about, Jack, was given no voice.