However, the characters are interesting and the book does a good job illustrating the heartbreak and devastation that can occur when a gigantic lie is exposed. To me Ethan's sudden transformation into a 'good guy' after the murder is completely unbelievable and the story's finale also rings false. The heart of the story involves how Jorie comes to terms with her husband's crime and the actions she decides to take.
This group includes Kat's sister Rosarie, a beautiful but cold 17-year-old heartbreaker who becomes infatuated with Ethan. There are also lawyers who advise/defend Ethan, and townspeople who form an 'Ethan support group' to raise money for his defense. Other characters in the novel include Jorie's best friend Charlotte, who is suffering from cancer Jorie's mother and sister who try to support her in this time of crisis and Kat - an insightful young friend of Collie's. In flashbacks we learn that Ethan was a truly despicable youth who - after he committed the murder - instantaneously transformed himself into a good, caring man. In one way he is, having acquired a new identity.Ĭollie is distraught and becomes completely withdrawn while Jorie torments herself trying to figure out how Ethan could have done such a thing. To many people's surprise, Ethan pleads guilty to the crime, asserting that he's a 'different man' now. SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT Jorie and Collie are devastated and the townsfolk can hardly take it in, believing a terrible mistake has occurred. Then one morning Ethan is arrested for the rape and murder of a young girl fifteen years ago. Honest, shattering, seductive, and ultimately healing, Blue Diary is an unforgettable novel by a writer who tells "truths powerful enough to break a reader's heart" (Time).Įthan Ford - a handyman, kids' baseball coach, and volunteer fireman - is a town hero.Īfter 13 years of marriage he's still deeply in love with his wife Jorie. This deeply felt and compelling novel makes it clear why Alice Hoffman has been called "one of the best writers we have today" (Cleveland Plain Dealer). But sometimes locks spring open, and the devastating truths of Ethan Ford's history shatter the small-town peace of Monroe, affecting family and friends alike. His true nature has been locked away, as hidden as his real identity. When Ethan Ford fails to show up for work on a brilliant summer morning, none of his neighbors would guess that for more than thirteen years, he has been running from his past. How do we manage to confront the truths in our lives and find forgiveness in the most unforgiving of circumstances? How do we love truly and deeply in a world that is as brutal as it is beautiful?
The courage to face the unthinkable is at the core of this magnificent new novel. From the "New York Times" best-selling author of "The Dovekeepers," a "New York Times" Bestseller and Notable Book.
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