Ever since Daniel Kaufman was killed in a freak accident,
the Kaufman family hasn't been the same. His parents,
Kathleen and Curtis, have separated, with Kathleen making
peace with her grief and Curtis burying himself in it.
Daniel's younger sister, Olivia, knew before his death
that
she wasn't the star of the family. Now, she hides behind
black clothes and hopes for a better future where the
ideas
of terrible things don't constantly run through her head.
As the family struggles to survive after the death of the
one they loved so greatly, they will find unexpected sides
of their selves they never saw coming.
Paula Treick DeBoard create a stunning and brilliantly
told
story with THE FRAGILE WORLD. Opening with a horrific
tragedy, this novel takes readers on an emotional journey
that will make your heart twist and turn. Alternating
between the father, Curtis, and the daughter, Oliva's,
voice, readers watch a family learn to deal with a death
they never anticipated. DeBoard beautifully joins the
exploration of individual grief with the confusing and
often
frustrating attempts of family bonding post tragedy.
As Curtis and Olivia literally drive to see Kathleen post
separation, their emotionally driven journey will pull
readers in and never let them go until the very end.
Olivia
especially shines as she attempts to put on a brave and
mature face in a time of the unknown. For Curtis, DeBoard
presents a character who succeed in breaking from his
negative influence parents but who is straining to be a
good
parent himself when all he can think of is revenge.
Readers of Jodi Picoult and Kristin Hannah will adore this
gem from Paula Treick DeBoard. Her moving prose and
emotionally charged characters in THE FRAGILE WORLD will
force several tears and smiles from her audience, and
without a doubt, make them want more.
From the author of publishing sensation The Mourning Hours
comes a powerful new novel that explores every parent's
worst nightmare.
The Kaufmans have always considered themselves a normal,
happy family. Curtis is a physics teacher at a local high
school. His wife, Kathleen, restores furniture for upscale
boutiques. Daniel is away at college on a prestigious
music
scholarship, and twelve-year-old Olivia is a happy-go-
lucky
kid whose biggest concern is passing her next math test.
And then comes the middle-of-the-night phone call that
changes everything. Daniel has been killed in what the
police are calling a "freak" road accident, and the
remaining Kaufmans are left to flounder in their grief.
The anguish of Daniel's death is isolating, and it's not
long before this once-perfect family finds itself falling
apart. As time passes and the wound refuses to heal,
Curtis
becomes obsessed with the idea of revenge, a growing mania
that leads him to pack up his life and his anxious teenage
daughter and set out on a collision course to right a
wrong.
An emotionally charged novel, The Fragile World is a
journey
through America's heartland and a family's brightest and
darkest moments, exploring the devastating pain of losing
a
child and the beauty of finding healing in unexpected
ways.
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