After the tragedy Caelum tries to help Maureen recover from the traumatic event. While he is away, Maureen survives the horrific Columbine school shooting. Caelum returns to Connecticut after his Aunt Lolly dies. They move from Connecticut to Colorado where they both work at Columbine High School. Him and his wife, Maureen, have reconciled after infidelity separated them for a few years. The protagonist is Caelum Quirk, an English teacher now in his third marriage. The Hour I First Believed is a sprawling novel, so it is challenging to write a brief synopsis. Fun story: in 2011 I served Wally Lamb wine at a community art event in Willimantic, CT. And the numerous Connecticut references (so many UConn basketball shoutouts) are great! Wally Lamb’s third novel doesn’t live up to the perfection of She’s Come Undone or I Know This Much is True, but it is still an engrossing and worthwhile read. I don’t find the characters likeable, but they feel immensely human. The Hour I First Believed includes the Columbine shooting, alcoholism, infidelity, Hurricane Katrina, homeless children, child prostitution, unexpected deaths, prescription drug addiction, injustices in women’s prisons and family secrets. Wally Lamb has mastered writing addictive trauma porn. Genres: Fiction, Literary, Psychological, Historical Published by Harper Collins on March 6, 2009
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