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Breaking Her Fall
by Stephen Goodwin

Published: 2004-05-03
Paperback : 432 pages
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Just before eleven on an ordinary summer night in Washington, D.C., Tucker Jones picks up the phone, expecting to hear that his teenage daughter, Kat, is back from the movies. But the caller is another parent, a man who tells Tucker that Kat was actually at a party-and makes a shocking ...
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Just before eleven on an ordinary summer night in Washington, D.C., Tucker Jones picks up the phone, expecting to hear that his teenage daughter, Kat, is back from the movies. But the caller is another parent, a man who tells Tucker that Kat was actually at a party-and makes a shocking allegation about what happened to her there. In a blind rage, Tucker races to the party to find Kat already departed, but his full-boil interrogation of the boys still present spills over into a confrontation-and ends with one of the boys crashing into a glass tabletop. In a second, his rage turns to remorse, and he soon finds himself under arrest. Tucker could easily lose his home and his business, but he is most concerned about losing his daughter. Stephen Goodwin writes with insight and rare power about the way that passion rearranges lives.

As Tucker and Kat and everyone around them seek to repair the damages of that night, Breaking Her Fall charts their uncommonly difficult passage from despair to reconciliation and hope with extraordinary grace.

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  "Breaking Her Fall"by Linda L. (see profile) 02/13/10

 
  "Had problems with the ending"by Laura L. (see profile) 03/27/08

I loved the beginning of the book because of the insight into the father's mind and emotions. I think it really captured the fear that a father would feel if going thru something like what happened to... (read more)

 
  "Overall A Disappointing Read"by Julie S. (see profile) 03/01/08

From a book club of 10, who rates books on a score of 1-10, most rated this book on average a 4. There were a few 6-7. The book had a potentially great story line, very relevant in today's society, but... (read more)

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