When high school teacher Caelum Quirk and his wife, Maureen, a school nurse, move to Littleton, Colorado, they both get jobs at Columbine High School. After Caelum returns to Connecticut to care for an ailing relative, Maureen is trapped in the school during the Columbine killing spree. She survives, but is unable to recover from the trauma. After they flee Colorado, Caelum discovers a cache of old diaries, letters, and newspaper clippings in his family's house. The intriguing story they recount spans five generations of Quirk family ancestors, from the Civil War era to Caelum's own troubled childhood. This latest novel from Lamb, best selling author of She's Come Undone, is a profound and heart-rending work of fiction.

The Hour I First Believed (Hardcover)

By Wally Lamb

$29.95

ISBN-13: 9780060393496
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Published: Harper, 11/2008

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