Before and Again by author Barbara Delinsky is filled with heartrending emotions for Mackenzie Cooper, The author has written the emotional angst of the characters so well. I was totally into this book and once I started reading, I did not stop until the ending. This is a book about love, family, loss, grief, and trying to begin again with a heart full of hurt but a very wise spirit.
Mackenzie's world suddenly crashes to a devastating plummet the afternoon she runs a stop sign and is hit by a speeding driver. Because she was clearly in the wrong by failing to see the stop sign and yielding to any oncoming vehicles, she is now branded as a killer. The death of her five-year-old daughter Lily and the driver of the other vehicle is proof, right? The media coverage is so widespread until Maggie is withdrawn from friends and family. Her husband Edward is silent and soon they divorce.
Maggie makes a new start in the tiny little town of Devon, Vermont. She has healed from her physical scars, but will never get over losing her sweet Lily. She has adjusted to being without the love of Edward and the understanding of her mother. Maggie has a new name and has not shared any of her past with the people she has met in Devon. She is alone except for her little cabin, two cats, one dog and a few friends who work at the spa and pottery studio in Devon. She can make it the remaining four months of her court-ordered probation and then she will be free. Or maybe not!
Maggie comes to the aid of her best friend Grace when her teenage son is accused of hacking into sensitive information regarding the Spa's private clients. She never dreamed her face would be in the public again. Maggie is terrified that her life and secrets before she moved to Devon will be revealed. But that is not the most serious issue, her probation officer is threatening her freedom because she is associating herself with someone facing a felony charge. It is a very real dilemma for Maggie, to be a true friend to Grace in a time of need, or turn silent and protect herself from the possibility of prison and her past being known.
Art Photography - Diane Lochala - All Rights Reserved
"A Bunny For Lily"
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