The Fragile World

From the author of stunning debut The Mourning Hours comes a powerful new novel that explores every parent's worst nightmare…The Kaufmans have always considered themselves a normal, happy family. Curtis is a physics teacher at a local high school. His wife, Kathleen, restores furniture for upscale boutiques. Daniel is away at college on a prestigious music scholarship, and twelve-year-old Olivia is a happy-go-lucky kid whose biggest concern is passing her next math test.And then comes the middle-of-the-night phone call that changes everything. Daniel has been killed in what the police are calling a «freak» road accident, and the remaining Kaufmans are left to flounde…