Night Road

4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars | 63,026 ratings

Price: 21.88

Last update: 01-07-2025


About this item

For 18 years, Jude Farraday has put her children’s needs above her own, and it shows - her twins, Mia and Zach, are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill moves into their small, close-knit community, no one is more welcoming than Jude. Lexi, a former foster child with a dark past, quickly becomes Mia’s best friend. Then Zach falls in love with Lexi and the three become inseparable.

Jude does everything to keep her kids on track for college and out of harm’s way. It has always been easy - until senior year of high school. Suddenly she is at a loss. Nothing feels safe anymore; every time Mia and Zach leave the house, she worries about them. On a hot summer’s night her worst fears are realized. One decision will change the course of their lives. In the blink of an eye, the Farraday family will be torn apart and Lexi will lose everything. In the years that follow, each must face the consequences of that single night and find a way to forget... or the courage to forgive.Vivid, universal, and emotionally complex, Night Road raises profound questions about motherhood, identity, love, and forgiveness. It is a luminous, heartbreaking novel that captures both the exquisite pain of loss and the stunning power of hope. This is Kristin Hannah at her very best, telling an unforgettable story about the longing for family, the resilience of the human heart, and the courage it takes to forgive the people we love.


Top reviews from the United States

  • Crystal Martinat
    5.0 out of 5 stars beautifully devastating
    Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2024
    I ADORED this book! To me Kristin Hannah cannot write a bad book. Every twist and turn pulled at my heartstrings and twisted. I loved the characters and started to feel real connection to them and the life they held in the pages. It is a beautifully written story about grief, trauma, and continuing to live even when it’s the hardest thing to do. I loved this book, even when I was sobbing through half of it ????❤️
  • Patricia L. Wesch
    4.0 out of 5 stars Another winner!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2024
    Another good read from Kristen Hannah. It nice to read adults being adults with sensible endings. Very emotional and real.
  • Barbara K.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Kristin Hannah has done it again!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2024
    I usually don't write reviews, but instead just leave a numerical rating of my opinion of a book. I gave Night Road: A Novel by Kristin Hannah a 5, but I really wish I could give it a 10!

    Before reading the book, I had read overviews of the story and knew that some kind of tragedy was going to happen. I didn't realize it would involve the loss of a child and the profound ways that event would affect the family and friends of the child. I, too, have lost a child so this book has dredged up so many of the emotions and feelings of anger I experienced when my son, Michael, passed away in 2017. He was 37 at the time and is now forever 37.

    Michael had been out to a bar and had also had to much to drink. As he was walking home he stumbled maybe, was startled maybe, but he did fall and hit his head hard, so very hard, on a metal fence. He suffered an unsurvivable traumatic brain injury. He was in the Neuro ICU for 10 days before brain death was declared and two days later became an organ donor.
    Forgive me if that was too much information but it was meant to let you know in a few words how I am connected to this story.

    I most relate to the character of Jude Farraday as she was the mother who lost a child. I completely understood a lot of the feelings and overwhelming sadness and the many "if onlys" Jude experienced. Everyone's grief journey is different, very much like a roller coaster ride. Emotions are up and down, peaks and valleys for a long time. The grief never ends, but it eventually becomes a part of your life that is bearable though can still feel like a punch in the belly at the drop of a hat. I remember the feelings of wanting to be left alone, the wanting to just curl up into a ball in a dark hole, the wanting to sit and do nothing, the anger at God for taking my son when he should have taken me. Michael was just beginning his life and I was old and had had a life. It took me several years to become productive again.

    Unlike Jude in the book, I was the primary caregiver to my daughter's two children. I always say they saved my life. They gave me a reason to get up and function during the day. At night after making dinner for my husband and me, I would just sit on the couch and watch tv. My quilt making hobby pretty much stopped and all I did was watch tv and maybe occasionally read a book. Jude's journey through her grief was different from mine but yet very similar in some ways. It was cathartic to read her story. It never ceases to amaze me how exquisitely Kristin Hannah can tap into emotions and feelings so perfectly. I have never cried so much reading a book, so keep some tissues handy. This book, with all the feels, has a wonderful ending, which is actually a glorious beginning for the Farraday family in this heartfelt and touching novel.
  • Laura
    5.0 out of 5 stars emotional roller coaster
    Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2025
    I loved this book. Themes of grief, motherhood, first love, friendship, and redemption.
    I was pretty angry in the middle and had to keep reading because surely things would get better right? I wasn’t sure I was going to make it through. Well finally in the last couple chapters and it had me crying and It had a beautiful ending which absolved all my previous anger.
  • rosa bohns
    5.0 out of 5 stars incredibly inspiring!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2024
    This is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. A roller coaster of emotions for sure. An inspiration and a reminder that women, especially mothers are not perfect and don’t always know the right thing to say or do when it comes to their children. The story is also a lesson in forgiveness and doing right by those we love. It’s never too late to right a wrong. Thank you Kristin Hannah for this incredibly valuable lesson.
  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars very predictable but done well
    Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2024
    I read this book with tremendous anxiety as I intrinsically knew what was going to happen and it did. Other than that it kept me engaged and great character development- each with their own distinct voices. Would love a part 2 on Lexi, Zach and Gracie
  • ayouker
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful writing style, heart wrenching story
    Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2024
    This is the first book I have read from Kristin Hannah and I was so impressed with her prose. The way she strung words together was simply beautiful. The story was also very captivating. The story telling allows you to emphasize with each character, even when they are at odds with each other. And the ending was believable and a perfect completion. Really great book. 5/5
  • Lisa
    5.0 out of 5 stars All the Feels
    Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2025
    I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I couldn’t put it down and read it in one sitting.
    It hit just about every emotion from joy, to anger, to sadness and everywhere in between. I was totally invested in the lives of these people, and the ending was perfect.

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