Electric God

Hayden Reese once believed he could have it all — and once, he almost did: a wife and a daughter he adored, and a child on the way. But little by little, a chain of heartaches stripped him of all he loved — and a flash of violence changed his destiny. Now at middle age, newly spring from jail in a remote California town, Hayden is utterly alone — his girlfriend has left and he just buried his beloved dog. It seems God may never be done with Hayden Reese. And that's the "good" news.Catherine Ryan Hyde, who crafted "a quiet, steady masterpiece with an incandescent ending" "(Kirkus Reviews)" with her national bestseller "Pay It Forward, " perfectly illuminates one man's fall from grace, his powerful confrontation with the past, and his poignant return to hope and forgiveness.