"What if someone you trusted was accused of the unthinkable?"
That's what happens in this story when George Woodbury, a beloved teacher, husband and father, is arrested for sexual impropriety at a prestigious prep school. His wife goes from denial to rage as their community turns on her and her family. Daughter Sadie becomes a social pariah and son Andrew assists with his father's defense, even as he's wrestling with his own memories of unhappy teenage years. The question is, how do they defend someone they love while wrestling with the possibility of his guilt?
I liked this book, and especially liked the character of Joan, the wife, who I felt was written the most realistically. Sadie is typically a teenager, so at times, her character is pretty frustrating -- and Andrew, while older than Sadie, has his own moments of acting like an ass. The one perspective you never get here is from George, himself, which is interesting. He tells Joan that he didn't do anything, but we never get the story directly from his perspective in any way. There's a twist partway through the story that makes it particularly compelling, especially as it adds another layer to how the different family members are coping with the situation.
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