One Split Second : A Thought-provoking Novel About the Limits of Love and Our Astonishing Capacity to Heal

One Split Second ... The Moment That Changed Their Lives Forever. When A Car Carrying Five Friends Home From A Party Crashes Into A Wall, The Consequences Are Devastating - Not Just For The Young People Directly Involved, But Also For Their Families And The Wider Community. No One Escapes Unscathed, But Some Are More Deeply Scarred Than Others. Those Affected Are Left To Question Who Was To Blame For The Accident, And What Price They Will Pay. This Moving Story Of An Accident And Its Aftermath Explores Our Understanding Of Love And Loyalty, Grief And Forgiveness. "Letting someone you love go is hard, having them taken from you is even harder. The Accident explores the ramifications that reverberate through a community when a car, carrying five close friends, smashes into a brick wall, one balmy summer's evening. The friends and their families have their lives, loves and loyalties torn apart by the crash. The book looks at what survives and what dies that night and reveals the role each of the characters played in the origins and the aftermath of the accident. The questions that haunt The Accident are who was to blame and what price will they pay?"--Publisher The final goodbye is the hardest... When a car carrying five teenagers home from a party crashes into a brick wall, the consequences are devastating - not just for the young people directly involved, but also for their families, their friends and the wider community. No one escapes unscathed, but some are more deeply scarred than others and one of the group will not survive. In their grief and confusion, those left behind question who was to blame for the accident, and what price they will pay. A haunting and emotionally affecting novel of love and loyalty, grief and forgiveness. A moving and ultimately uplifting novel that challenges us to reflect on our own beliefs about guilt, responsibility and forgiveness.