When V s life crumbles around her, she has two options: let it take her down with it or dive straight in Virginia V Dunn is alone when her dog is hit by a car. Lucky s back leg is shattered, and when she comforts him, his blood is wet on her hands. Suddenly, the monotony of V s suburban life dissolves: Lucky is in a cast; her best friend, Eileen, is avoiding her; her mother s drinking is getting worse; and her father is sick with a mysterious illness. Although V is surrounded by family, she is the loneliest girl in town. As V begins to question everything death, friendship, family, betrayal she finds there are few easy answers. The people she thought she knew are strangers, and life s meaning eludes her. Into this mystery walks the captivating Jane, and V soon realizes that the only way forward seems to break every rule, and go beyond all limitations. "
Dive was originally published in 1996 and was re-issued by Open Road Media in 2015.