A recent serious illness in my family took up a large amount of my time - I did plenty of reading but not a lot of reviewing.
This book is one that I really enjoyed.
In the blink of an eye, June Reid's family is killed in a gas explosion on the night before her daughter's wedding (not a spoiler - the event takes place in the first pages of this novel). The book explores the effect of this tragedy on a number of people who are impacted by it. Each chapter is told by a different voice - what they knew, how they coped and how they were affected. Overall, this is an engrossing story. For the most part, the author fleshes out the characters. We learn how their own loves and losses coloured their response to the tragedy.
Occasionally I was a little confused by the relationships and had to look back to get a good idea of who some of the characters were, but they came together in the end to make this an absorbing read.
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