"A rich?? multilayered reading experience?? and an easy recommendation for book clubs."i>??Library Journal (starred review)

Life comes down to a series of choices.

For eighteen years?? Jude Farraday has put her children's needs above her own?? and it shows??her twins?? Mia and Zach?? are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill moves into their small?? close-knit community?? no one is more welcoming than Jude. Lexi?? a former foster child with a dark past?? quickly becomes Mia's best friend."ls in love with Lexi and the three become inseparable.

Jude does everything to keep her kids out of harm's way. But senior year of high school tests them all. It's a dangerous" explosive season of drinking?? driving?? parties?? and kids who want to let loose. And then on a hot summer's night?? one bad decision is made. In the blink of an eye?? the Farraday family will be torn apart and Lexi will lose everything. In the years that follow?? each must face the consequences of that single night and find a way to forget??or the courage to forgive.

Vivid?? universal?? and emotionally complex?? Night Road raises profound questions about motherhood?? identity?? love?? and forgiveness. It is a luminous?? heartbreaking novel that captures both the exquisite pain of loss and the stunning power of hope. This is Kristin Hannah at her very best?? telling an unforgettable story about the longing for family?? the resilience of the human heart?? and the courage it takes to forgive the people we love.

"i>Night Road and not be affected by the story and the characters. The total impact of the book will stay with you for days to come after it is finished." ??The Huffington Post

Product Description

For a mother?? life comes down to a series of choices.

To hold on??

To let go..

To forget??

To forgive??

Which road will you take?

Night Road

For eighteen years?? Jude Farraday has put her children??s needs above her own?? and it shows?her twins?? Mia and Zach?are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill moves into their small?? close knit community?? no one is more welcoming than Jude. Lexi?? a former foster child with a dark past?? quickly becomes Mia??s best friend. Then Zach falls in love with Lexi and the three become inseparable.

Jude does everything to keep her kids on track for college and "ay. It has always been easy-- until senior year of high school. Suddenly she is at a loss. Nothing feels safe anymore; every time her kids leave the house?? she worries about them.

On a hot summer??s night her worst fears come true. One decision will change the course of their lives. In the blink of an eye?? the Farraday family will be torn apart and Lexi will lose everything. In the years that follow?? each must face the consequences of that single night and find a way to forget??or the courage to forgive.

Vivid?? universal?? and emotionally complex?? NIGHT ROAD raises profound questions about motherhood?? identity?? love?? and forgiveness. It is a luminous?? heartbreaking novel that captures both the exquisite pain of loss and the stunning power of hope. This is Kristin Hannah at her very best?? telling an unforgettable story about the longing for family?? the resilience of the human heart?? and the courage it takes to forgive the people we love.

Emily Giffin (left) is the author of five New York Times bestselling novels?? including Something Borrowed?? which has been adapted as a major motion picture that will be in theaters in summer 2011. A graduate of Wake Forest University and the University of Virginia School of Law?? she lives in Atlanta with her family.

Kristin Hannah (right) is the New York Times bestselling author of eighteen novels?? including Winter Garden. She is a former lawyer turned writer and the mother of one son. She and her husband live in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii.

Kristin Hannah: Well?? first?? I have to say?? Emily?? that I am just the tiniest bit irritated with you. When I got the call to do this interview?? I was thrilled?? to say the least. It came at a really busy time for me--right after the holidays and we all know how crazy that is--and my work in progress was giving me fits. Then I picked up

Heart of the Matter

?? and lost myself. No more writing?? no more cooking?? no getting my hair done or reading my email. Once I started the story I literally couldn't put it down. Brava?? girlfriend?? I say. Your characters are so real and compelling?? and they always say exactly the right thing. With so much honest emotion?? I just have to ask how much of your work comes from your own life?

Emily Giffin: It never fails to thrill me when someone responds to one of my novels--especially when it's another writer. Writers understand the alchemy involved in making up something from nothing. And I just finished your book??

Night Road

?? and I found it so emotional?? so moving?? and so terrifying--especially since I have three young children who will someday be teenagers. In terms of how much does my work come from my own life?? I would say that I'm absolutely inspired by people?? places?? conversations?? relationships?? and issues that I observe?? and that the "part of my novel is very much inspired by these things in my life. But the details of my plots and the specifics of my characters come from my own head. How about you?? Kristin? I'll ask you the million-dollar question that every author gets asked: where do you get your ideas?

Kristin: Ah?? the idea question. I don't want to sound coy?? but the truth is??