books
while im falling
while im falling deftly captures the moment a child realizes that growing up means being responsible for your parents mistakes and preventing yourself from making the same ones . laura moriarty keeps getting better and better . br jodi picoult author of handle with care p in while im falling laura moriarty presents a compelling depiction of how one young womans life changes when her family breaks up for good . p ever since her parents announced that theyre getting divorced veronica has been falling . hard . a junior in college she has fallen in love . she has fallen behind in her difficult coursework . she hates her job as counselor at the dorm and she longs for the home that no longer exists . when an attempt to escape the pressure combined with bad luck lands her in a terrifying situation a shaken veronica calls her mother for help only to find her former foundation too preoccupied to offer any assistance at all . p but veronica only gets to feel hurt for so long . her mother shows up at the dorm with a surprising request and with the elderly family dog in tow . boyfriend complications ensue along with her fathers sudden interest in dating . veronica soon finds herself with a new set of problems and new questions about love and independence . p darkly humorous beautifully written and filled with crystalline observations about how families fall apart while im falling takes a deep look at the relationship between a daughter and a mother when one is trying to grow up and the other is trying to stay afloat .
hardcover hyperion 2009 isbn13 9781401302726 isbn10 1401302726
abridged n isbn 13 9781401302726 number in series 1 number of pages 305 publisher hachette books release date 62135769600000