Night Road

Night Road

4.5 out of 5

37,965 global ratings

From Kristin Hannah, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the smash-hit novels Firefly Lane, The Nightingale, and The Four Winds comes a novel about how one reckless night destroys the lives of three teenagers and their families.

For eighteen 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 out of harm's way. But senior year of high school tests them all. It's a dangerous, explosive season of drinking, driving, parties, and kids who want to let loose. And then on a hot summer's night, one bad decision is made. 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.

"You cannot read Night Road and not be affected by the story and the characters. The total impact of the book will stay with you for days to come after it is finished." —The Huffington Post


About the authors

Kristin Hannah

Kristin Hannah

Kristin Hannah is the award-winning and bestselling author of more than 20 novels. Her newest novel, The Women, about the nurses who served in the Vietnam war, will be released on February 6, 2024.

The Four Winds was published in February of 2021 and immediately hit #1 on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Indie bookstore's bestseller lists. Additionally, it was selected as a book club pick by the both Today Show and The Book Of the Month club, which named it the best book of 2021.

In 2018, The Great Alone became an instant New York Times #1 bestseller and was named the Best Historical Novel of the Year by Goodreads.

In 2015, The Nightingale became an international blockbuster and was Goodreads Best Historical fiction novel for 2015 and won the coveted People's Choice award for best fiction in the same year. It was named a Best Book of the Year by Amazon, iTunes, Buzzfeed, the Wall Street Journal, Paste, and The Week.

The Nightingale is currently in pre-production at Tri Star. Firefly Lane, her beloved novel about two best friends, was the #1 Netflix series around the world, in the week it came out. The popular tv show stars Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke.

A former attorney, Kristin lives in the Pacific Northwest.

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Reviews

KAB

KAB

5

A beautiful story

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2024

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Kristin Hannah has done it again…a beautiful book of love and family. Being a huge fan of hers, I always feel at peace when I read her thoughtfully written stories. The characters always seem to come alive and remind me of friends and family.

L. A. Davis

L. A. Davis

5

Should be a movie

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2024

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Definitely not a fast and easy read but very engrossing. I had a hard time putting it down. The emotions it brings up later in the story were hard to get through. Just so good, I really think it would make a good movie.

Unknown

Unknown

5

Beautiful

Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2024

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This story was all the things. Rich kids, privilege, love, loss, and above all, forgiveness. Tough to read at times but super glad I finished it. Lots of tears for all the reasons, happy and sad.

Laurel-Rain Snow

Laurel-Rain Snow

5

ISLANDS OF GRACE IN A SEA OF GRIEF....

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2011

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The Farradays represent the perfect family that Lexi Baill has dreamed about, but never known. A child of a drug-addicted mother who abandoned her over and over, and then finally completely in death, Lexi knows more about not having a family. The foster care system taught her all about that.

But on her first day in a new high school on Pine Island, Lexi meets Mia Farraday, a shy and lonely girl from that perfect family, and her life takes a turn for the better.

Fitting her life around this friendship and Mia's family changes and expands Lexi's world. And then, one day, she and Zach, Mia's twin brother, become a couple. Afterwards, the trio of friends forms a strong circle: "us against the world."

So what happens next to tilt their world? What wrong choices change the course of each of their lives, leading to a tragic destiny? And what will have to occur before wrongs can be righted and for life to finally reshape itself?

The story of a tragedy that turns the warmth of one family into icy coldness is the crux of

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Quincy Valencia

Quincy Valencia

4

A bit predictable, but still a great read

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2024

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I read this in a day. Kristin Hannah has a way of wrapping you in the characters and sucking you into a story that you can’t help but like. It’s an emotional roller coaster. Predictable, but still satisfying.