A Curve in the Road: when life takes an unexpected turn

A Curve in the Road by Julianne MacLean is the story of a tragedy which exposes the secrets and lies behind a picture perfect marriage. Abbie MacIntyre is living a dream life in picturesque Nova Scotia. She is a successful surgeon, married to a handsome and successful cardiologist, and has a model and talented teenage son. One fateful night, everything changes. When a drunk driver hits her car, Abbie is rushed to the hospital. She survives but the accident brings forth secrets she thought were impossible. She begins to question everything, even her grip on reality. Her perfect life begins to crack and threaten to shatter her world completely. As her search for answers tests her strength, but slowly she tries to move forward, beyond anger and vengeance, to learn to heal and trust again. Can she put away the anger? Can she move past vengeance? Will she find peace in her new life? 

A Curve in the Road is an interesting story about learning to live again after tragedy. It is a well paced story and held my attention. I was able to finish the book in one day. The secrets that were revealed weren’t as shocking as I thought. However, I liked that Abbie struggled to deal with the information and the aftermath of moving forward. She behaved as a woman torn between anger and love, which makes the betrayal more devastating to Abbie. I liked Abbie’s supporting characters as well. They are her voices of reason and helping her stay on the right path. Of course, there are characters I hated and was glad they only appear briefly in the story. I recommend A Curve in the Road. It is a story that the image we see may not be the real story. 

 

A Curve in the Road is available in paperback, eBook, and audiobook