Blame

Blame (2009) by Michelle Huneven. Patsy MacLemoore, a young, vibrant alcoholic, wakes up in jail after a two-day blackout. She can't remember what happened, but the evidence is strong: Pulling into her driveway, her car has run over and killed a mother and child. Because Patsy has a prior record of driving while intoxicated, and because her license is revoked, the judge sentences her to state prison. This book tells the riveting account of her life during and after prison, of becoming sober, finding a husband, and making a life for herself while living with the guilt of having killed two people. But there is more to the book than that; the story takes an unexpected twist that changes everything, and calls into question all the assumptions she has made. It's a well told tale, one which grabs and holds the reader's interest throughout. I liked it a lot. Grade: A