This is definitely not a 'beach read'. School shootings have been the subject of many novels during the past couple of decades. Normally they focus on the incident itself sandwiched between the lead up and the aftermath of the shooting. This story is about the shooting, of course, but it is more focused on the relationship between the mother and the shooter (Kevin). It is all told in a series of letters written by Eva, the mother, to Franklin, Kevin's father. In her first letter Eva tells Franklin that since they have been separated she most misses sharing the tidbits of her day with him. And so she begins to tell him about trying to avoid a woman at the store because she is the mother of one of Kevin's victims. This book focuses more on how Eva got to this point rather than how Kevin did. I thought it was very well written, it kept my interest all the way through and even gave me a surprise ending. It was published ten years ago and I missed it. That won't happen again! I just started her newest book last night.
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