You Came Back
A Novel

Two and a half stars How does a person cope with the death of a child? That is the situation for Mark Fife and Chloe. Their marriage was only one of the causalities from the death of their seven year old Brendan. Mark believes though he has managed to move on and repair his life a bit after meeting a......more

Review copy from NetGalley I'm not sure what compelled me to want to read this novel, since the very thought of losing a child is enough to make me sick, but I think it was the possible "ghost" element that spurred my interest. I was just reading last night (in the current issue of Psychology Today)......more

Mark Fife is in the midst of a new life. But his old life keeps creeping back. Mark was once married to Chloe and they had a son Brendan. In a horrible accident while Mark was home alone with Brendan, Brendan dies tragically. Mark is never really able to deal with Brendan's death, though he masks it......more

A well written debut novel on an intriguing subject. If your son died falling down the stairs, and a few years later you heard that his spirit was calling for you in your old house, would you want to believe that it's true? The grief, self-doubt, co-dependant relationships, denial and self-destructi......more