The Best of Times (English)

After a big-rig truck crashes across five lanes of traffic on a freeway outside of London causing a mile-long pile-up, the lives of the victims become dramatically interwoven, as they deal with their own unique emotional crises, and, eventually, with each other's. An adulterer is trapped in a car with his mistress. A bridegroom fears he won't make it to his wedding. A farmer whose land borders the road becomes involved. The trucker himself has amnesia, and his mysterious hitchhiker passenger has fled the scene. Bestseller Penny Vincenzi merrily spins off melodramatic plot lines with verve and brio, and the result is a compelling page-turner. minimize