Blame

My book club read Blame by Michelle Huneven.  People liked it. I liked it too. The story was a bit confusing at first because the prologue is written by a character named Joey. Joey is a young girl and reading her story I came to like her a lot.  But then in Chapter 1 Joey isn't heard about again.  By the time you read about Joey you've almost forgotten she was in the prologue.  The story is about Patsy.  Patsy has a PhD and teaches history at a college.  She is also an alcoholic.  Her driving license has been suspended.  When she wakes up from a drinnking bender in jail she learns that two people have been killed by her car and she was found in it.  How Patsy copes with the fact that she has killed a young mother and daughter is the basis for the story. Patsy tries to change.  After two years in prison she goes to 90 AA meetings in 90 days.  Can a person atone for such a sin?  Even if she spends the rest of her life repenting for her mistake will it ever be enough?  The very nature is blame is examined in this book.  Despite not hearing enough about Joey, I would recommend this book.