Tip doesn't see the car coming. A woman in the crowd does. She shoves him out of the way. The SUV slams into her and sends her flying. As an ambulance escorts her to the nearest hospital, her eleven-year-old daughter, Kenya, is left standing in the snow with Tip's brother Teddy and their father Bernard. Actually, Kenya knows the family well. She and her mother, the one who saved Tip from death, have been watching them, following them for years. Her mother told her never to tell. But then she does. . . .
This suspenseful novel mainly takes place in 24 hours. I had a difficult time not reading it. I loved the characters. Ms. Patchett develops them with distinctness and depth. The plot continues to have surprises until the end. The only aspect I did not love was it felt a bit preachy and focused on black vs. white. I did not agree with their politics nor with their views on God.
The first and last chapters are separate from the main plot. It would have been helpful if the dates had been included on these two chapters or some sort of division page to delineate.
-Borrowed from the library.
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