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A review by okiecozyreader
Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
I currently have a 15 year old son, and I could relate so much to this story of a mother Jen who watches her son murder a man in front of her house as he arrives home one night. As a lawyer, she has dealt with all kinds of crazy situations and is determined to help her son. The next morning she wakes up and it’s the day before, and she begins to realize, she didn’t know her son as well as she thought… so many things she didn’t notice. Each day, she wakes up further and further into the past, discovering the truth of what happened.
The love Jen has for her son and her family, and yet the busyness of life - rang so true to me. I went back to work when my son was in 5th grade and I have had these moments of it not being the same, and missing moments. This is a book that makes you want to be more present and notice those you love.
This is an interesting article about themes in her books of parenthood, trust, commitment, marriage, children
https://reesesbookclub.com/app/?link=https://reesesbookclub.com/article/6eDSRO7dAGctfwwFgOOVlS
Quotes
“How sinister it is to relive your life backwards. To see things you hadn’t at the time. To realize: the horrible significance of events you had no idea were playing out around you. To uncover lies told … she would have said (he) was as straight as they come. But don’t all good liars seem that way?” P184
“Don’t all familial irritations get subsumed by grief, in the end?” P239
“Another person just sort of makes life feel official, doesn’t it? Even if we just have beans on toast.” P245
“What makes somebody commit a crime? … does every action a child performs not begin with their mother?”
“And that’s when she sees him. At a busy stand called WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME.” P272
“Sometimes, … the emotions of living something the first time prevent us from seeing the true picture, don’t they?” …”If I could go back - the things in my life that I would just stand and truly, fully witness, if I knew how they were going to turn out…” p274
The love Jen has for her son and her family, and yet the busyness of life - rang so true to me. I went back to work when my son was in 5th grade and I have had these moments of it not being the same, and missing moments. This is a book that makes you want to be more present and notice those you love.
This is an interesting article about themes in her books of parenthood, trust, commitment, marriage, children
https://reesesbookclub.com/app/?link=https://reesesbookclub.com/article/6eDSRO7dAGctfwwFgOOVlS
Quotes
“How sinister it is to relive your life backwards. To see things you hadn’t at the time. To realize: the horrible significance of events you had no idea were playing out around you. To uncover lies told … she would have said (he) was as straight as they come. But don’t all good liars seem that way?” P184
“Don’t all familial irritations get subsumed by grief, in the end?” P239
“Another person just sort of makes life feel official, doesn’t it? Even if we just have beans on toast.” P245
“What makes somebody commit a crime? … does every action a child performs not begin with their mother?”
“And that’s when she sees him. At a busy stand called WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME.” P272
“Sometimes, … the emotions of living something the first time prevent us from seeing the true picture, don’t they?” …”If I could go back - the things in my life that I would just stand and truly, fully witness, if I knew how they were going to turn out…” p274