House on Fire, Bonnie Kistler
House on Fire, Bonnie Kistler
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House on Fire

Author: Bonnie Kistler

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 14 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/12/2019


Synopsis

“A masterfully written saga of family drama in the vein of Celeste Ng, Liane Moriarty, and Sally Hepworth” (Book Reporter) about a blended family in crisis after a drunk driving accident leaves one parent’s daughter dead—and the other’s son charged with manslaughter.

Divorce lawyer Leigh Huyett knows all too well that most second marriages are doomed to fail. Yet five years in, she and Pete Conley couldn’t be happier with their blended family.

But one rainy Friday night, on the way back from celebrating their anniversary, Peter and Leigh receive horrific news. Peter’s son Kip, a high school senior, has crashed his truck and been arrested for drunk driving. And Leigh’s fourteen-year-old daughter, Chrissy, was with him.

Twelve hours later, Chrissy is dead and Kip is charged with manslaughter.

Reeling with grief, Leigh nonetheless does her best to rally behind Peter and Kip. That is, until Kip changes his story and claims that he wasn’t driving after all—Chrissy was, and he swears there is a witness.

As they hurtle toward Kip’s trial date, husband and wife are torn between loyalty to their children and to each other, while the mystery of what really happened that night looms large.

About Bonnie Kistler

Bonnie Kistler is a former trial lawyer. She spent her career in private practice with major law firms and successfully tried cases in federal and state courts across the country, as well as teaching writing skills to other lawyers and lecturing frequently to professional organizations and industry groups. She and her husband now live in Florida and the mountains of western North Carolina. They have two daughters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Norma ~ The Sisters on February 01, 2020

Engaging, intense & thought-provoking! First off I am not exactly sure that I would say that this book is in the same caliber as Jodi Picoult but I thought that it was an interesting and well-crafted debut though. HOUSE ON FIRE by BONNIE KISTLER is an emotionally-charged, entertaining and fascinating......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on February 25, 2019

House on Fire is a tense, emotional family drama. Leigh Huyett is a divorce lawyer, and she knows better than anyone how easily marriages fail. She’s five years into her second marriage with Pete, and they are beating the odds. Their blended family is what many would aspire to. Leigh and Pete are out......more

Goodreads review by Berit☀️✨ on April 21, 2019

A tense emotionally charged domestic drama with some questionable subplots. This is a really hard book for me to review. I was completely compelled and addicted to the main storyline. BUT there were some subplots in this book that were over the top. It’s like when somebody puts too much salt on you......more

Goodreads review by Olga on July 27, 2019

Rodzinny dramat i poruszający dreszczowiec sądowy w jednym, który przyciągnie miłośników „Wielkich kłamstewek” Liane Moriarty i „Małych ognisk” Celeste Ng – „Nasz dom płonie” Bonnie Kistler. „Nasz dom płonie” to opowieść o żałobie, która zamienia się w koszmar. Jeden przypadkowy wypadek, jedna przypa......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on March 12, 2019

REALLY enjoyed this book! I liked the conflicts that the family had to deal with - I have no idea how I would deal with anything even close to what they had to deal with. I also enjoyed what Leigh went through with her clients as a lawyer. However....at times I felt like I was reading two different......more