Long Drive Home by Will Allison

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I downloaded this book early in the morning and was done with it before noon.  So it was a quickie, but I could see where it could have been developed into much, much more.  The premise was believable -- that a series of events would lead to a catastrophe and then the choices one makes after that catastrophe can snowball into one huge mess.  That all worked, but Glen's wife gets a little manic about being sued and "losing it all," and without a second thought has him move out on the premise that if they are divorced, only HE can get sued.  Huh?

Their main focus in life is their daughter, Sarah, and yet the choice to blow her life to smithereens makes sense to Liz?  I think part of the problem is that she was jealous that Glen got to be the stay at home dad, while she had to go off to work in the city everyday.  And once she found an opportunity to take that from him, she did.  Which makes her into quite a bitch.  But was she?  I guess we'll never know!  It just more or less ends, not happily ever after.  In fact, I just finished it a few hours ago and I can't remember how it ends!  Not a good sign!!!



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