Faithful by Alice Hoffman FIC Hof

I loved this book.  It begins two years after the event that changed the life of Shelby, a normal high school girl.  There was an accident.  It was truly an accident.  But that is not what it felt like to Shelby.  Helene, her best friend, lived but would never have a life.  Shelby has been overwhelmed with guilt. She has basically been living in her parents' basement and has not been having a life either.

She finally leaves her Long Island home and moves into the city with Ben.  They went to school together and later he was the one who could get drugs for her.  He treats her well.  He loves her.  But in her mind she is not worthy of love.  It takes a long time for her to believe that maybe she is worthy.  Along the way she touches the lives of others.   A well-told story of what guilt can do to a person.

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