Every Last One/Anna Quindlen/299 pages

Mary Beth Latham is first and foremost a mom, putting her children ahead of everything. With three children, she always has her hands full, but she is also always conflicted about giving too much time and effort to one child when another may need her as well. She lives with the guilt all mothers have when they feel they can't fulfill everyone's needs. Her marriage is satisfactory, comfortable and predictable. Everything changes in one night of horrific violence. Mary Beth must make a new life and find a way to forgive herself.