Night Blindness: A Novel, by Susan Strecker
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Night Blindness: A Novel, by Susan Strecker
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A future as bright as the stars above the Connecticut shore lay before Jensen Reilly and her high school sweetheart, Ryder, until the terrible events of an October night left Jensen running from her family and her first love. Over the years that followed, Jensen buried her painful past, and now, married to a charismatic artist, she has created a new life far away from the unbearable secret of that night. When unexpected events force Jensen to return home, she must finally face her past and ultimately make a decision that threatens to change her life again-this time forever.
Susan Strecker's Night Blindness is an emotionally thrilling debut set during a New England summer about the choices we make, the sanctity of friendship, and the power of love.
Night Blindness: A Novel, by Susan Strecker- Amazon Sales Rank: #529772 in Books
- Published on: 2015-09-29
- Released on: 2015-09-29
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.21" h x .85" w x 5.46" l, 1.00 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 320 pages
Review
“An impressive story filled with moving characters and the raw emotions they go through…a powerful beginning and characters who are easy to connect with.” ―Library Journal
“A stunningly evocative and keenly informed debut about the functions, and dysfunctions, of family and friends... Boldly written and entirely unforgettable, this book marks the emergence of an author to watch.” ―Hartford Books Examiner
“The ways in which Strecker handles the plot threads and spins a resolution are beautifully handled and contain a few surprises... There are answers that will surprise readers who might not even have known there were questions.” ―The Day
“Susan Strecker writes with unflinching honesty about the dynamics of a family in crisis, and the fallout of a single rash act. In her beautifully rendered debut novel, she proves that while there are no easy answers, there can be forgiveness and redemption. This is rewarding, up-all-night reading at its best.” ―Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Susan Strecker's debut, Night Blindness, is engrossing, fast-paced, and filled with layers of emotion as Jensen Reilly finds unconditional love in the aftermath of more than a decade of complex grief and secrets. Strecker's honesty about family relationships, and her expert hand at revealing what befalls the Reilly family, had me turning the pages late into the night. Night Blindness is a powerful story of loss and renewal.” ―Amy Sue Nathan, author of The Glass Wives
“A beautiful debut filled with perfectly drawn characters, the visceral feel of a New England summer, and a long-buried family secret. I loved every page.” ―Kristin Harmel, internationally bestselling author of The Sweetness of Forgetting
“An achingly atmospheric novel redolent of the time-blurred past even as it crackles with jealousy, regret, and unresolved passion in the present. It's Strecker's storytelling gift to make us love all her characters for their flaws as much as despite them, shading their mistakes with love and forgiveness and weaving a more than satisfying resolution. I can't wait to see what Strecker writes next.” ―Sophie Littlefield, bestselling author of Garden of Stones
“As Jensen struggles to deal with her father's illness, she also has to confront her feelings for Ryder and guilt over Will…the characters will pull you in.” ―Booklist
“A tragic accident has far-reaching consequences for an illustrious family…Strecker builds fine portraits.” ―Kirkus Reviews
About the Author Susan Strecker resides in Essex, Connecticut, with her husband and two children. Night Blindness is her first novel.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Definitely not my kind of book By sanoe.net Between the slow start and the protagonist being annoyingly selfish, I couldn't even give her leeway that her selfishness was due to her handling the grief and guilt about her brother who died years ago so it was a slog to finish Susan Strecker's "Night Blindness." Jensen Reilly returns home because her father is dying. It is reluctant because she has issues about home. Guilt and all that and it relates to her brother, Will, who died when they were still in high school. And of course, one of the her father's doctors is Jensen's high school sweetheart and Will's best friend, Ryder. I forgot his last name and it doesn't matter and neither does Jensen's husband because really, this is about Jensen's guilt. Her feelings. Her grief.The struggle to not eye roll throughout reading was real.I almost hated this book but that'd be giving it too much weight. I mostly just didn't like Jensen. I'm not sure who this book's audience might be but I'm sure there is an audience out there for this kind of melodrama. No judgment on that one because I like certain kinds of melodramatic stories too but not quite this one.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Fantastic look at grief, love, and redemption By Vox Libris We grieve - we react to grief - in different ways.Some of us withdraw, some of us act out, some of us run away. Some reach out for love and try to cling to it.When Will Reilly dies, each of those he left behind has a different response.Even now, over a dozen years later, those varied griefs remain.Jensen, bereft over having lost her brother, ran away from the family's New England home and headed first to Colorado, then to Arizona, where she lives with her flamboyant artist husband. Her marriage is not quite the stuff of dreams and fantasies, but she feels it's the marriage she deserves. Something happened the night Will died, and Jensen is unable to let go of the memories. Partly due to self-preservation, partly to guilt, and partly to a lingering disconnect with her mother, Jensen has avoided her family. She returns only when she must.Such an occasion arises when her beloved father is diagnosed with a brain tumor. She leaves Nic behind - or rather, she leaves Nic to travel to the Grecian isles without her - and comes home, where she nearly immediately must see her first love and Will's best friend Ryder. He's a doctor now, and he refers Jensen's father to an oncologist specialist.As the Reillys and Ryder feel their way through the cancer, Jensen is forced to come to terms with what happened the night Will died. Ryder is, too. Just as the cancer from her father must be excised in order for him to live, so must the events of Will's death be excised from Jensen and Ryder's memories in order for them to live the lives they should be living.The titular condition refers to something Jensen has battled for most of her life, but it also is a metaphor for how she's chosen to face Will's death. Darkness hides so many things. Secrets, sins, susurrations. To be blind to the night is to be completely unable to see even the most obvious obstacles. Jensen willfully refuses to see what's in her way, whether regarding her marriage, her mother, or Ryder. She thinks she knows; she thinks she can still see, even with night blindness.But she can't until she is fully, completely willing to accept the truth.This is a moody, engrossing book, one that is difficult to say goodbye to when you finish reading it. There are scenes that will rip your heart out and leave you as grief stricken as the Reilly family, just as there are scenes that give you a little bit of hope. Susan Strecker writes in a way that compels you to keep reading, drawing characters that force you to care about them. You can picture them as surely as if they are right there in the room with you.Read it. You will enjoy it.Published on VoxLibris.net@VoxLibris
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Couldn't put it down. By CityMominWoods Heard about this book and decided to pre-order so it arrived on its release date. This book drew me in from the first sentence. I loved getting to know the characters. Loved Jensen and all her flaws. Finished the book the next day. What a great excuse to turn off the TV and read for an evening after the kids were in bed. The book reads like a Casablanca love triangle, a mystery and a personal journey all at once. The storyline is pleasantly predictable, until it isn't. Ms Strecker moves from the present to the past with ease. She gives us enough foreshadowing that the sad parts are not entirely a shock. This is no Nicholas Sparks novel, at the end you are not filled with despair and depression but instead you feel as if you have just finished an exciting but difficult journey. You have hope for the future and faith in a person's resilience and ability to learn from mistakes of the past. I highly recommend this novel and cannot wait for Ms Strecker's next. I saw an interview that mentions she is currently working on Scar Tissue, can't wait.
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