Karen Lee Field

Domino Effect Karen Lee Field

Owen has taken his own life. His family has no idea why. Kirsti, his twin sister, is overwhelmed with feelings of confusion and finds herself disconnected from everyone and everything-her family, her friends, her job, her life. She cannot sleep, cannot think, cannot stand the way people tiptoe around her. But it is the images that she cannot let go of. Jenny, his mother, is consumed with guilt and fear. She didn't see the signs and didn't know her son needed help, so what kind of mother does that make her? And what about her two surviving children? Not to mention the darkness that has enveloped and threatens her family. That scares her more than anything. Tim, his older brother, is angry. He wants to be as far away from his family as he can get. But his mood has changed, he no longer cares about anything. He finds solace in the bottom of a bottle and in bags of illegal tablets. Domino Effect, is a dark novel showing a family in despair after a loved one dies by suicide and the effect one person's decision has on those left behind. The story is fictitious, but the emotions and some of the scenes are based on the author's real experiences.