Precious and Fragile Things
A Novel
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3.3 • 3 Ratings
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- $5.99
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
“For readers whose diversionary tastes lie on the dark side.” – Publisher’s Weekly
She can’t stay. He cannot let her go.
Gillian Soloman is not a perfect mother, but when a stranger jumps into her car and holds her at knife-point, her first instinct is to make sure her children are safe.
When she has the chance to escape herself, something breaks inside her. Instead of getting free, Gilly simply allows her abductor to take her away.
Todd never intended to take a prisoner. He only wanted her truck. Now, the two of them are stranded together in a remote cabin, snowed in, and the only way to survive is by depending on each other.
Secrets revealed. Two lives intertwined. There is no way out for either of them…but there is a way out for one of them.
From NYT Bestselling author Megan Hart, Precious and Fragile Things is a book about the strength and weaknesses of maternal love, despair and betrayal – and the horrific price a child pays when a mother can’t love. Perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Liane Moriarty and Kerry Fisher.
“This is an incredible story of choices and how they affect our lives. The decisions we make, in times of depression, shock or silence in Gilly’s case, can change our lives in the most profound ways.” -- Tracy, Bookbinge.com
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Hart segues from the erotica she's known for to a dark hostage story that, due to its unrelenting grimness, risks turning readers off. Harried mom Gilly Soloman is carjacked, kidnapped, and held hostage on an isolated, snow-bound mountain by Todd Blauch. Their relationship evolves over the months they're trapped together, transforming from one of captor and captive to something approaching creepy confidantes as Gilly freezes when an opportunity to flee arises, and, as they remain in close quarters, the two share intimate details about their lives. That Todd never planned to kidnap Gilly he just wanted her truck but now cannot let her go because he fears going back to prison, generates a palpable tension as readers try to determine how or if Gilly will get away and return to her family. Hart's generally assured writing stumbles when she delves into Gilly's faith, but her sympathetic depiction of Todd redeems that and much of the unnecessarily traumatic backstory she shoves in as the book winds down. This may do the trick for readers whose diversionary tastes lie on the dark side.
