Accident: A Novel

Accident is a powerful and ultimately triumphant novel that tells the story of lives shattered and changed by one devastating moment. Page Clarke, despite her husband Brad's frequent business meetings that keep him away from home, feels grateful for her happy family and comfortable marriage. They live in a house near San Francisco, and Page keeps herself busy looking after their seven-year-old son, Andy, and their teenage daughter, Allyson.

At fifteen, Allyson is testing her independence, and one weekend, instead of spending an evening with her friend Chloe, the two girls lie and go out with two older high school boys. However, what was supposed to be a fun Saturday night turns into a tragedy when their car collides head-on with another vehicle. At the hospital, Page finds Chloe's divorced father, Trygve, and, unable to locate Brad, she leans on his strength during the long hours of tormenting questions. Will Allyson survive? Will any of them? Were the teenagers drinking? Using drugs? Who was at fault? And where is her husband?

Without Brad by her side, Page feels her life start to come apart as she is forced to confront the fact that Allyson may not survive, and even if she does, she may never be the same again. In this inspiring novel that delves into the impact of one tragic accident on many people and how they manage to survive it, Danielle Steel brings us close to characters whose lives are as familiar as our own. They live in a world where everything can change in a single moment.

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