Every last one : a novel

The Lathams seem to have it all. Health, wealth, a vibrant family life - as Mary Beth Latham contemplates a life built around home, friends and community, she has every reason to feel fulfilled and content. That is, until one of her sons begins to unravel. As Mary Beth focuses on him, she discovers that the comfortable life she has spent years constructing has been shattered by a single traumatic moment.

Forced to confront her own demons, Mary Beth must face the knowledge that one secret, shameful act has set the course of her fate... ___________________Every Last One is a mesmerising and devastating portrait of family life, and a testament to the power of a mother's love and determination.

It is Anna Quindlen's finest work to date.