Book 47 of 52: Through the Glass

 

I love reading local authors. This was written by an Oakville author, my age, who most recently taught at Oakville Trafalagar High School. This is Shannon Moroney's memoir.

Here's the beginning of the story...
"At age 30, she married Jason whom she had known and loved for three years. They bought a house in Peterborough where they planned to start a family. Their wedding in October 2005 was a joyful Thanksgiving celebration with family and friends. One month later, Shannon's life was traumatically altered: When she was out of town, attending a teachers’ conference, police came to her hotel room to ask her to return. Her house was a crime scene and her husband was in custody after confessing to violent sexual assault and kidnapping of two women."

All I can say about this book is that it will change how you look at things. It will change how you view your loved ones. It will change how you view the concept of forgiveness. And it will change how you view our prison system.

I also noticed a thank you at the end of this book to Terry Fallis, the author of another favourite book, The Best Laid Plans. Clearly, there's a network of local authors producing some terrific work.