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Book SynopsisTwo teenagers. A dark road. A drunk driver. The journey from grief to gratitude to grace by a pediatricianâmother.
Trade Review"For anyone who has gone through their own in-an-instant moment when life is reconfigured in seconds, Crash so beautifully articulates the pain, struggle, and long road to recovery and acceptance in the aftermath of injury and loss. Roy-Bornstein reminds us, with heart-breaking prose, that life is a journey and a mother's heart is a powerful weapon."—Lee Woodruff, author of Perfectly Imperfect and co-author with Bob Woodruff of In an Instant "Crash is a powerful book. It speaks to us on the most human and humane levels about love, family, healing, and renewal. Written by a physician mother, it puts the horror of a roadside accident into the contexts of familial terror and doctorly wisdom. It is a consequential book, one I read in two straight nights and which resonated with me for a long time afterward. Read it—I was blown away."—Caitlin Flanagan, author of Girl Land and To Hell with All That "A true testament of the unique love, dedication, and human spirit of a family shattered by an unthinkable accident. Beautifully written . . . heartbreakingly intimate . . . unwaveringly honest."—Julia Fox Garrison, author of Don't Leave Me This Way "This powerful memoir is both heart-wrenching and heart-warming. Every parent's nightmare and the amazing journey of a son and the family who loved him." —Julie Silver, MD, author of You Can Heal Yourself "All of us, when passing the scene of a bad accident, know the flash of dread: "that could have been one of mine." For Carolyn Roy-Bornstein that flash was her fate. As a doctor herself, Roy-Bornstein knows too much and, at the same time, not enough when suddenly thrust into the chaos of caring for a son broken, quite literally, in mind and spirit."—Linda Keenan, author of Suburgatory From Publishers Weekly:"Combining her medical knowledge with a mother's empathy and grief the author deftly recounts her clear eyed observations and fears during the critical period following the crash. 'At that moment I was again sadly aware of knowing too much as a physician….' This is a remarkable testament exploring one family's courageous journey through a medical nightmare and a new beginning."
