What would drive a young man who seems to have everything - top sportsman, popularity, girls, great grades, a bright future - to kill himself? Jersey Hatch's parents don't know, his best mate doesn't know, and Jersey himself doesn't know. But he is determined to find out. You see - Jersey's suicide attempt failed. And now, after a year of rehabilitation, scarred, blind in one eye, with a limp, a non-responsive left hand and permanent brain damage...Jersey is deemed ready to go home. To carry on with his life.
Jersey can't remember anything about the year before he shot himself in the head. And everything he thinks, tends to come straight out of his mouth, so he blurts out random words like wench, frog farts, sock - this makes most social situations awkward, to say the least.
As Jersey searches for the answer to his burning question, he learns to cope with life in the real world again, and he begins to understand the fallout his actions had on his friends and family.
Susan Vaught weaves a powerful and moving story, tackling a difficult subject with skill and humour. It will stay with you long after you finish it.
My thanks to Amanda who kept telling me "you must read
Trigger, it's really really good" Thanks Amanda, you were right!
Trigger was also published under the alternate title
Blowout
I'm so glad you enjoyed it - I did too :) It's one of those "hard to pidgeonhole" books, isn't it? Yes, it's sad, but it's also a mystery, drama, comedy, teen-angst, tragedy...so many themes, all woven so well together to create a book that I won't soon forget. Thanks to Tara for giving ME the push, which in turn made me give YOU the push :)
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