This extraordinary, heart-rending novel asks questions that every parent faces: How much do we know about our children? Our friends? But a local detective has doubts about the suicide pact that Chris describes. There's a single unspent bullet in the gun that Chris pilfered from his father's cabinet-a bullet that Chris tells police he intended for himself. Emily is dead at seventeen from a gunshot wound to the head. When midnight calls from the hospital come in, no one is ready for the truth. But the bonds of family, friendship, and passion-which had seemed so indestructible – suddenly threaten to unravel in the wake of unexpected tragedy. So have their children-and it's no surprise that in high school Chris and Emily's friendship blossoms into something more. The Golds and the Hartes, neighbors for eighteen years, have always been inseparable. A riveting, timely, and terrifying novel from an acclaimed writer who skillfully intertwines the intimate perceptions of Anne Tyler with the dramatic tension of John Grisham Friendship, loyalty, lifelong love – and teenage suicide.
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