![]() ![]() Years before I ever wrote this story, I was standing in a coffee line at a big hotel in Chicago where I was speaking at a writers’ conference. But, upon reflection, the response isn’t so simple if you consider the crushing weight of horror, guilt and shame that comes with the other option. But it comprised the heartbreak of the essential question: Is it worse to lose the one you love most in the world, or to have that beloved person do the worst possible thing?Īt first, the answer seems obvious: of course you would never want to lose your best beloved. That real-life version did not contain the myriad twists that would become such an important part of my imagined story. But I knew there was a compelling story in there-because I’d been captivated long ago by a real-life version of it. The Good Son was a book I had to fight for the right to write.įellow novelists said the premise might not be appealing even my agent doubted that I could ever make the characters sympathetic. Let’s hear, from Jacquelyn herself, about the inspiration behind the book! ![]() Suspense, mystery, and the complexities in life are explored in #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard’s The Good Son. A girl is murdered and time is served but is it enough? Did he even commit the crime? How can he move on? How can his mother? This rich and complex novel is a compelling look into what happens when everything you’ve ever known is turned inside out. ![]()
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