BookBrowse Reviews Bright Objects by Ruby Todd

It is January 1997 in the small town of Jericho, and Sylvia Knight has decided to end her own life. She's already died once before—two years previous, a hit-and-run took her husband Christopher from her, and shortly after, her heart stopped momentarily. Since then, the man she thinks is responsible for Christopher's death, local police sergeant Angus Blair, continues to walk free from justice. With Christopher's case officially closed by the authorities, Sylvia plans to kill herself on the night Comet St. John, which is causing a stir all over the world, is supposed to be visible on Earth for the first time. However, when the somber, mysterious discoverer of the comet, Theo St. John, visits the funeral parlor where Sylvia works to order burial services for a deceased someone, a single conversation sets her on a different path, igniting a fascination with the celestial body and ...