An Accidental Light

An Accidental Light

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Publisher's Synopsis

I've seen her a thousand times. Running through the blue shadows in the rain. Stopped by a screech of brakes and my voice shouting. Stopped by the sudden boom of my heart.

On a quiet road just outside London, in the blue half-light of dusk, a car accident will change the lives of two families forever.

Jack Philips is a happily married policeman with two small daughters, but the consequences of the accident will force him to reassess everything he loves - and to confront long-buried secrets in his past.

For Lisa Jenkins, the devastation caused by the accident seems almost unbearable. Until she discovers an inner strength she never knew she had - and the courage to change her life completely.

In this heartbreaking but ultimately uplifting debut novel, Elizabeth Diamond explores the ripple effects of a single moment of tragedy - the journey from guilt to peace, from vengeance to forgiveness, from grief to hope - and even, ultimately, to joy.

About the Publisher

Picador

Picador

Picador publishes outstanding international writing, fiction and non-fiction, in both hardback and paperback, and has numerous prize winners on its list. Picador has established a reputation for literary fiction with a broad commercial appeal, groundbreaking non-fiction, (particularly, reportage, literary biography and memoir) and a formidable poetry list, which has consistently won many of the major prizes.

Book information

ISBN: 9780330453516
Publisher: Macmillan
Imprint: Picador
Pub date:
Edition: Hardback original
DEWEY: 823.92
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 326
Weight: 469g
Height: 216mm
Width: 135mm
Spine width: 225mm