Tautly written and beautifully evocative, The Mourning Hours is a gripping portrayal of a family straining against extraordinary pressure, and a powerful tale of loyalty, betrayal, and forgiveness. Now, years later, a new tragedy forces Kirsten and her siblings to return home, where they must confront the devastating event that shifted the trajectory of their lives. No one knows what to believe-not even those closest to Johnny-but the event unhinges the quiet farming community and pins Kirsten's family beneath the crushing weight of suspicion.
Kirsten was just nine years old when Stacy Lemke went missing, and the last person to see her alive was her boyfriend, Johnny-the high school wrestling star and Kirsten's older brother. Kirsten Hammarstrom hasn't been home to her tiny corner of rural Wisconsin in years-not since the mysterious disappearance of a local teenage girl rocked the town and shattered her family. : The Mourning Hours (9780778314974) by DeBoard, Paula Treick and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. (Nov.A family's loyalty is put to the ultimate test in this haunting and unforgettable debut.
Tension builds as Curtis inches ever closer to his perceived destiny readers will be guessing until the last page. Although the highway is dotted with stock characters and routine plot twists (naturally, the car’s transmission breaks down in the middle of nowhere), DeBoard deftly navigates a complicated father-daughter relationship through alternating first-person narratives. But Curtis has an ulterior motive-he thinks he’s figured out what will finally set things right for the Kaufmans. Shortly after learning that Daniel’s killer has been released from prison, Curtis has a breakdown, and he and Olivia pack up the car and hit the road for what she thinks is an impromptu father–daughter road trip. Daniel’s father, Curtis, can’t shake his obsession with the man responsible for Daniel’s death mother Kathleen has deserted the family and moved from Sacramento to Omaha and anxious younger sister Olivia keeps meticulous track of every irrational fear that crosses her mind. Five years later, the Kaufman family has completely fallen apart.
Daniel Kaufman-musical prodigy, honor student, and all-around nice guy-is killed in an apparent hit-and-run collision shortly after he begins his freshman year at Oberlin. DeBoard’s second novel (after The Mourning Hours) explores revenge and redemption through the eyes of a grieving family.
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