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The Ones We Keep
- Author
- Bobbie Jean Huff
- Narrator
- Hillary Huber
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 27 September 2022
- Run Time
- 9 hours 2 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
You can’t undo the past. But can you live as if it never happened?
A quiet lakeside resort in Vermont seems like the perfect summer getaway for Olivia and Harry Somerville and their three young boys. But in a single moment, their idyllic family retreat becomes a mother’s worst nightmare. Returning from a solo hike one afternoon, Olivia learns from a passing stranger that one of her sons has drowned—but not which one.
In that moment, Olivia makes a panicked decision that will change her family forever.
If she never knows which son has drowned, can Olivia convince herself that none of them have? By shielding herself from reality, can she continue to live in a world where all three boys are still alive?
An emotional and heartfelt meditation on the nature of loss, the gift of recovery, and the bonds of love, The Ones We Keep tells the story of one family as they learn to face their grief and fight for hope.
Critics Review
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“An elegantly written examination of our ability to control our memories and our grief for the sake of survival.”
Jamie Harrison, award-winning author
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“Bobbie Jean Huff thinks us through the unthinkable with grace and unwavering confidence in this riveting story that is wrenching and tender in equal parts, and in the end so deeply satisfying.”
Tim Wynne-Jones, author of The Emperor of Any Place
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“Huff leads the reader sure-footedly through three decades in the life of a family torn apart by a tragic accident, to a moving and uplifting ending.”
Jane Rogers, author of Mr. Wroe’s Virgins
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Details
- Author
- Bobbie Jean Huff
- Narrator
- Hillary Huber
- Duration
- 9 hours 2 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 September 2022
- ISBN
- 9798212004893
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary, Family life fiction
Synopsis
You can’t undo the past. But can you live as if it never happened?A quiet lakeside resort in Vermont seems like the perfect summer getaway for Olivia and Harry Somerville and their three young boys. But in a single moment, their idyllic family retreat becomes a mother’s worst nightmare. Returning from a solo hike one afternoon, Olivia learns from a passing stranger that one of her sons has drowned—but not which one.In that moment, Olivia makes a panicked decision that will change her family forever.If she never knows which son has drowned, can Olivia convince herself that none of them have? By shielding herself from reality, can she continue to live in a world where all three boys are still alive?An emotional and heartfelt meditation on the nature of loss, the gift of recovery, and the bonds of love, The Ones We Keep tells the story of one family as they learn to face their grief and fight for hope.
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