I haven't finished Defending Jacob yet, but it reminds me of another
book I read with a similar theme -- how far would parents go to protect their
children from the consequences of their own actions? The book is The
Dinner by Herman Koch and it's described this way: “An internationally bestselling phenomenon: the
darkly suspenseful, highly controversial tale of two families struggling to
make the hardest decision of their lives—all over the course of one meal.
… Each couple has a
fifteen-year-old son. The two boys are united by their accountability for a
single horrific act. … Skewering everything from parenting values to
pretentious menus to political convictions, this novel reveals the dark side of
genteel society and asks what each of us would do in the face of unimaginable
tragedy.” I read it shortly after it was published in 2013 and I’m
tempted to reread it.
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