The night Olivia fell
(2019)

Fiction

Book

Call Numbers:
FICTION/MCDONALD,C

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Fiction FICTION/MCDONALD,C Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Gallery Books, 2019
©2019
EDITION
First Gallery books trade paperback edition
DESCRIPTION

342 pages ; 21 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781501184000, 1501184008
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

"In the small hours of the morning, Abi Knight is startled awake by the phone call no mother ever wants to get: her teenage daughter Olivia has fallen off a bridge. Not only is Olivia brain dead, she's pregnant and must remain on life support to keep her baby alive. And then Abi sees the angry bruises circling Olivia's wrists. When the police unexpectedly rule Olivia's fall an accident, Abi decides to find out what really happened that night. Heartbroken and grieving, she unravels the threads of her daughter's life. Was Olivia's fall an accident? Or something far more sinister? Christina McDonald weaves a suspenseful and heartwrenching tale of hidden relationships, devastating lies, and the power of a mother's love. With flashbacks of Olivia's own resolve to uncover family secrets, this taut and emotional novel asks: how well do you know your children? And how well do they know you?"--Amazon.com

In the small hours of the morning, Abi Knight is startled awake by the phone call: her teenage daughter Olivia has fallen off a bridge. Not only is Olivia brain dead, she's pregnant and must remain on life support to keep her baby alive. Despite the angry bruises circling Olivia's wrists, the police rule Olivia's fall an accident. Abi decides to find out what really happened that night. -- adapted from back cover