Cover of The Hour I First Believed

    The Hour I First Believed

    Wally Lamb

    772 pages

    Caelum Quirk discovers a cache of old diaries, letters and newspaper clippings in his family's house. The intriguing story they recount spans five generations of Quirk ancestors, from the time of the Civil War to Caelum's own troubled childhood. Unimaginable secrets emerge; long buried fear, anger, guilt and grief rise to the surface.

    This book genuinely helped me do better in life by reminding me that despite everything that has happened, there's still so much I can do.