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Free Press
May 2011
On Sale: May 17, 2011
Featuring: Glen Bauer; Sara
224 pages ISBN: 1416543031 EAN: 9781416543039 Hardcover
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In his riveting new novel, Will Allison, critically
acclaimed author of What You Have Left, crafts an emotional
and psychological drama that explores the moral ambiguities
of personal responsibility as it chronicles a father’s
attempt to explain himself to his daughter—even though he
knows that in doing so, he risks losing her. Life can change in an instant because of one small mistake.
For Glen Bauer, all it takes is a quick jerk of the steering
wheel, intended to scare a reckless driver. But the reckless
driver is killed, and just like that, Glen’s placid suburban
existence begins to unravel. Written in part as a confessional letter from Glen to his
daughter, Sara, Long Drive Home evokes the sharp-eyed
observation of Tom Perrotta and the pathos of Dan Chaon in
its trenchant portrait of contemporary American life. When Glen realizes no one else saw the accident, he
impulsively lies about what happened—to the police, to his
wife, even to Sara, who was in the backseat at the time of
the crash. But a tenacious detective thinks Sara might have
seen more than she knows, or more than her parents will let
her tell. And when Glen tries to prevent the detective from
questioning Sara, he finds himself in a high-stakes
cat-and-mouse game that could end in a lawsuit or prison.
What he doesn’t see coming is the reaction of his wife,
Liz—a panicked plan that threatens to tear their family
apart in the name of saving it. But what if the accident wasn’t really Glen’s fault? What if
someone else were to blame for the turn his life has taken?
It’s a question Glen can’t let go of. And as he struggles to
understand the extent of his own guilt, he finds himself on
yet another collision course, different in kind but with the
potential to be equally devastating. Long Drive Home is a
stunning cautionary tale of unintended consequences that
confirms Will Allison’s growing reputation as a rising
literary talent.
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