Title: There Will Come a Time Author: Carrie Arcos Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: April 15, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1442495852 320 pp. ARC provided by publisher Carrie Arcos has written a quiet, sensitive novel about a quiet, sensitive protagonist. Mark is a gifted musician who lost his twin sister in a car accident. It's bad enough losing Grace, but since he was driving the car when they were hit by a distracted driver, he's lost in as much guilt as grief. Mark has withdrawn inside himself as he goes through the motions of therapy. But when Grace's best friend Hanna discovers Grace's bucket list, she convinces Mark to join her in completing the list. Mark's not sure what to do about his complicated feelings about Hanna, either. His impulse is to push everyone away. The novel is a poignant, believable story about loss and surviving. It's set in a suburb of Los Angeles that one's not likely to see on reality television and Mark...
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