Shelby and Helene are high school best friends, ready to go to college and seem to have a bright future until one wintry evening when they skid off the road in their car. Helene remains in a coma and Shelby eventually recovers but carries emotional scars and survivor guilt that spiral out of control. Forget about college, living day to day becomes a challenge, not only for Shelby but her family as well. The first third of the book is really dark where Hoffman explores abuse in psychiatric wards, self-mutilation and alienation, but Hoffman's magic touch is at work. This is an engaging read about friendship, guardian angels, the displaced, and how one sometimes falls into a bottomless pit in order to resurface.
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