But sometimes locks spring open, and the devastating truths of Ethan Ford's history shatter the small-town peace of Monroe, affecting family and friends alike. His true nature has been locked away, as hidden as his real identity. When Ethan Ford fails to show up for work on a brilliant summer morning, none of his neighbors would guess that for more than thirteen years, he has been running from his past. How do we manage to confront the truths in our lives and find forgiveness in the most unforgiving of circumstances? How do we love truly and deeply in a world that is as brutal as it is beautiful? The story is so completely blossomed at the end of the story that I turned the last page with a satisfied sigh.The courage to face the unthinkable is at the core of this magnificent new novel. Twelve year old son Collie is the most damaged, but the reader sees how his friends are affected, as well. Jorie's best friend Charlotte has troubles of her own. The best friend is paralyzed with grief, then turns to action. Each character is drawn out, shaped, pounded, left to rise, and worked over again, reminding me of a baker making an artisan loaf of bread. The lovely part of the book is the reality of the changing people around Ethan, who have loved, trusted, befriended, and relied upon him. You find out quite early in the novel that Ethan is, in fact, guilty of murder, so I don't consider this a spoiler. So, having finally decided to finish the darn thing, I started plowing through it yesterday and finished this afternoon, with tears in my eyes.
No, it was a relatively straight-forward plotline and was interesting. It was not a difficult book to read, was not character-heavy or full of plot twists. Maybe because I was reading an actual book, as opposed to an electronic version, and I tended to save it for outdoor reading. It took me an inordinately long time to read this book.
But one day the police show up at his door-and his life as an irreproachable family man and heroic volunteer fireman begins to come apart. For more than thirteen years, devoted father and husband Ethan Ford has been running from his past.
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