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Book Review of Swallowing Stones

Swallowing Stones
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It begins with a free and joyful act -- but from then on, Michael finds it impossible even to remember what it felt like to be free and joyful. When he fires his new rifle into the air on his 17th birthday, he never imagines that the bullet will end up killing someone. But a mile away, a man is killed by that bullet as he innocently repairs his roof. And Michael keeps desperately silent while he watches his world crumble.

Meanwhile, Jenna, the dad man's daugahter, copes with a desperation of her own. Throug her grief, she tries to understand why she no longer feels comfortable with her boyfriend and why a near stranger named Michael keeps appearing in her dreams.

Suspensful and powerfully moving, this is the unforgettable story of an accidental crim and its haunting web of repercussions.