Dear Great Book Guru, I was having a delicious breakfast with friends at Matt’s Deli here in Sea Cliff, when one of the group mentioned a book we might all enjoy- a family drama about a train wreck, business ethics, aging parents, and the dangers of medical googling. Needless to say- we were intrigued…Book Lovers and Breakfasters............................................... Dear Book Lovers and Breakfasters, WRECK by Catherine Newman does indeed cover a myriad of subjects. Rachel aka Rocky is the lead character and the novel opens with a inexplicable rash that she obsessively googles, with each piece of information offering a more dire diagnosis. Her husband Nick is a patient, loving mate as her recently widowed father weighs his future housing options while staying with them. Her anxiety ridden daughter Willa has returned home after finishing college and son Jaimie has taken on a new job in New York City. Everything seems pretty normal except for the family members’ obsession with a train/car fatality that happens shortly before the book opens. Was it suicide …was it human error… or was it corporate malfeasance? We soon learn that Jaime’s new job involves representing the train company and as the story unfolds it appears there is a strong likelihood the company bears much blame. Throughout we see how everyone shoulders some guilt about this incident but the question remains – how will they find absolution? A complex ethical dilemma and highly recommended!