It's been two years since we met Rocky and her family as they squeezed into their Cape Cod rental in Sandwich. Rocky is still having problems ceding control of her loved ones, but she is getting better. However, her dad lives in an attached apartment, while daughter Willa still occupies her old bedroom after college graduation.
Then two things happen that blow up Rocky's world. A car driven by her son Jamie's high school classmate runs a warning sign and gets hit by a train. There was much speculation on why this happened and who was at fault, but Rocky saw it as just something else to worry about. And it might involve Jamie. At the same time Rocky begins to get a strange rash on her legs that spreads across her body. This leads her on a medical journey to find out why this is happening, and what the diagnosis will be. Neither of these problems can be controlled, not that Rocky doesn't try.
The title "Wreck" is as important to the novel as "Sandwich" was to the first one. Rocky worries, she follows the mother of the deceased to experience her mourning, and she takes natural substances in addition to the drugs ordered by the doctor, just in case they will work. Basically, she does anything she can to control these outcomes, but wrecks happen and she once again, needs to just let go.
The author makes a great case for living in the now, a lesson we all must learn eventually. As Rocky finds acceptance, the reader can get a great insight into how to live a more placid life, and we all can use that.
Reviewed by Donna Ballard
October 28, 2025
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