This article first appeared on East Niagara Post on March 17, 2015. It is repeated here as I work to put all my book reviews in one place. They will be posted on Thursdays or Fridays and only be altered from the original in that I will add publisher information and pages. Hopefully, by revisiting these reviews, other people might find a book they'd like to pick up for their own enjoyment.
If I Fall, If I Die -- Michael Christie
Hogarth
336 Pages
Imagine you’re a young teenager brimming with natural curiosity. Now imagine your single mother suffers from an extreme form of agoraphobia. What if she is deathly afraid of the Outside and instills the same fear in her son? Will he play by her rules, or will his curiosity overcome him and he make his way Outside? What will happen if he does go Outside? Will he die? These are some of the questions that make up the plot of If I Fall, If I Die by Michael Christie.