Faithful by Alice
Hoffman is the story of one woman’s struggle to regain her life after a tragedy
leaves her wishing the outcome was completely different. Shelby Richmond was in
a terrible car accident during her senior year of high school, which left her
friend, Helene in a coma. As Shelby struggles with survivor’s guilt, mental
breakdown and a suicide attempt, she begins to receive a series of postcards with
simple messages. Messages of encouragement and inspiration. She decides to
start fresh, moves to New York City with her boyfriend, Ben Mink, and tries to
discover what she wants in life. She gets a job at a local pet store, she
befriends a coworker and all the while still receiving the postcard messages.
She goes through a few breakups, twists and turns and begins to rebuild her
life. Will Shelby be able to leave her guilt behind? Who is sending the
postcards?
Faithful is a
wonderful story of life after a tragedy. The struggle with survivor’s guilt is
portrayed with very realistic details. As Shelby is pulled back into the land
of the living, learning to love herself again and others as a result. I enjoyed
the reveal of the mysterious postcard writer. I loved the “in your face”
grittiness of Shelby’s story. It’s an excellent book and I highly, highly
recommend it.
Faithful
will be available
November 1, 2016
on Amazon and Barnes
and Noble
in all formats
