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The Hour I First Believed

By Wally Lamb

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The Hour I First Believed

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From the author of the international number one bestseller I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE comes a magnificent novel of a life turned upside-down by tragedy - and the search for a way to carry on in the aftermath. Caelum Quirk is a middle-aged schoolteacher. Students at Columbine High School generally respect him and turn to his wife Maureen, the school nurse, when in trouble. When he has to return to his home town for the funeral of his beloved aunt, Maureen promises to join him the next day - but she goes to work that morning, and that's when the shootings happen. She hides in a cupboard, unable to see what's happening, but listening to the students being taunted, then killed. Life can never be the same again. In the face of Maureen's trauma, Caelum searches for meaning, delving into his own family history and discovering that nothing was as he's always been told. As the couple inch towards recovery and suffer setbacks, the stories of Caelum's redoubtable ancestors illuminate how he came to be the man he is, and how he and Maureen might live in the future with freedom and dignity. With no easy answers, Caelum gradually comes to an understanding of who he really is and what he can believe in.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
640
Release Date:
2009-04-02
Publication Date:
2009-04-02
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0007290802
ISBN13:
9780007290802
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
439 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
37 cm

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The items bear minimal signs of past use, such as light scratches or memories in the form of markings. These signs of wear give the items a charming character and tell stories of their previous owners, while not affecting their functionality.
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