Long Drive Home

Quick, easy read about a road rage accident involving a father and his only witness, his little girl in the backseat. The story revolves around the aftermath and how his guilt and secrets eat away at him and ultimately affect his family life. I think this is more of a 3 1/2 stars for me.......more

This review originally published on Utah Mom's Life Blog : [URL not allowed] Will Allison's second novel Long Drive Home is the story of one bad decision. One second. One reaction. And the many consequences that follow. It could happen to any one of us and perhaps that is what m......more

This is a YA book without a YA character, unless you count the victim. Told from the point of view of the father, the story begins innocently enough with a drive home with Glen's 6 year old daughter Sara in the back seat. Confronted by a reckless driver, Glen jerks his car in the direction of the se......more

Glen Bauer would consider himself a pretty good driver. He always stopped at red lights and used his turn signal. Though that all changed all day. A young man talking on the phone and driving a Jag cut in front of Glen, nearly missing hitting him and just kept driving. Glen decided to let the incide......more

I wanted to shake this guy to make him do the right thing, and he did the wrong thing at almost every turn. Yet I understood why, and that's the sign of a good storyteller. I like characters who are neither black or white but shades of gray, and Allison gives us a couple of flawed all-too-human bein......more