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What Happened to the McCrays?: A Novel
by Tracey Lange
Hardcover : 352 pages
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When Kyle McCray gets word his father has suffered a debilitating stroke, he returns to his hometown of Potsdam, New ...
Introduction
From New York Times bestselling author Tracey Lange, a poignant story about the resilience of family, the importance of community, and the magic of middle school hockey
When Kyle McCray gets word his father has suffered a debilitating stroke, he returns to his hometown of Potsdam, New York, where he doesn’t expect a warm welcome. Kyle left suddenly two and a half years ago, abandoning people who depended on him: his father, his employees, his friends?not to mention Casey, his wife of sixteen years and a beloved teacher in town. He plans to lie low and help his dad recuperate until he can leave again, especially after Casey makes it clear she wants him gone.
The longer he’s home, the more Kyle understands the impact his departure has had on the people he left behind. When he’s presented with an opportunity for redemption as the coach of the floundering middle school hockey team, he begins to find compassion in unexpected places. Kyle even considers staying in Potsdam, but that’s only possible if he and Casey can come to some kind of peace with each other.
Full of love and hope, What Happened to the McCrays? takes an intimate look at both sides of a failed marriage and two people who must finally confront the awful pain of their past or risk being consumed by it.
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No Editorial Review Currently AvailableDiscussion Questions
From the publisher:1. Although the story is centered on Casey and Kyle, they are part of a wide cast of characters that make up the book. Did you bond with any in particular?
2. If you could have advised one character during the story, who would it be and what would you have said?
3. The story is told in a “then and now” format, moving between the past and present of Casey and Kyle’s relationship. How did this affect your reading experience and your understanding of their history?
4. How do you think the novel’s close-knit small-town setting affected the characters’ decisions?
5. How did the two narrators voicing the alternating characters affect your listening experience? How did the narrators’ tone enhance the audiobook for you?
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