This reminded me a little of Before The Fall, so if you liked that novel, you'll definitely like this one!

When there is only one single survivor from a plane crash, it is up to Charlie Radford to find her. However, this survivor does not necessarily want to be found. . .

I thought the premise of this book was really interesting, however, it did have some spots where it was slow. All in all however, i did think it was a solid book with quality writing and good character development.

Does anyone really survive cancer treatment ? Or are they inevitably changed by it? A new person on the other side of their brush (or rush) toward death?

Accident investigator, Charles Radford with the National Transportation Safety Board is as prepared as anyone to deal with Erin Geraghty in the late stages of "this is as good as it gets with pancreatic cancer." Which means Erin's situation is completely beyond Radford's control. Or is it?

Radford's mentor counsels him that "If you ask the right questions, the rest will follow" and that "to get from chaos to order, you have to trust cause and effect."

He has a legal right to question any witness involved in an accident but when his investigation leads to Erin will the right questions be enough to satisfy both of them?

Not since Nevil Shute's novel No Highway have I so much enjoyed accompanying an accident investigator on the story of "What if?"

Richard Farrell takes the reader inside a confounding accident investigation . He writes with a lively and often humorous attention to detail that aviation enthusiasts will appreciate and beltway residents will recognize.




















































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I really enjoyed The Falling Woman by Richard Farrell, which tells the story of a woman who miraculously survives a fall from an exploding airplane on its way to crashing to the ground. In fact, she was still strapped into her seat! However, Erin Geraghty is no ordinary crash survivor. She is already dying from cancer and sees no reason to rejoin her life. She doesn't want to be found and the bulk of the story centers around Charlie Radford, NTSB investigator, as he searches for this supposed survivor after she disappeared from the hospital without giving her name.

The premise of this book intrigued me. The mere fact of someone surviving such an accident seemed hard to believe, and still harder to believe, that the person would NOT immediately go back to her family. I never did completely buy why she would not want to connect with her children. I know she felt she didn't have much time left to live, but as a mom, I can't imagine not grabbing onto a few more moments with my children. Still, the writing was strong and the characters were developed well.

I felt the pacing of the book could have used some editing. The beginning was really compelling, and the ending was very strong and satisfying, although I had a pretty good guess how it would turn out. The middle, however, spun its wheels for far too long. There were too many scenes with Charlie and his superior arguing about finding answers when there were no ready answers to be found.

Overall, a strong debut novel. Many thanks to Algonquin Books and NetGalley for providing advance access to a digital copy in exchange for my honest review.

This is a debut novel I could not put down. I was particularly intrigued by the idea that a dying person's wishes about her privacy and being in charge of her life can be honored. It is a thoughtful book and one that should invite a lot of conversations. I can't wait for the author's next book.

I really enjoyed this, mostly because it had an ending that I didn't see coming.



Review copy provided by publisher.

I didn’t know what to expect from this book. The author was new to me no was a little worried at the beginning because it wasn’t grasping my attention like I had hoped, but by a third of the way in, I was singing to a different tune. I really enjoyed this story.

This is just something I never even thought about in my life, until I read this book. Now I am consumed with this and the people that have survived circumstances that they should not of. I loved how he came to terms with his life while helping a women come to terms with her life. I would recommend this to anyone looking for something to get them out of their slump. I even dreamed about this story. I am now patiently waiting for his next book.

This is not a book I would urge you to run out and buy as soon as it's published. It is one, however, I would say don't overlook it.

This is one of those stories where you think, this could never happen.....or could it. Erin Geraghty has just been given a reprieve from her diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. She decides to take some time to herself and fly cross country to California for a retreat. She never reaches her destination. Instead she finds herself on the floor of a barn in Kansas after apparently falling from her exploding flight.
How could she possibly survived when every other passenger perished?

NTSB investigator Charlie Radford is assigned to find out if this person really exists after she disappears from the hospital and drops off the face of the earth. Why would she do such a thing and why does Charlie put everything on the line to find out the truth?

An interesting take on two people tormented in their lives and searching for answers as they grasp with what most people would say is the impossible.

It’s a tragedy that captures the public’s attention; a jet is literally shaken to pieces by turbulence, passengers and crew killed. An NTSB investigator, Charlie Radford is looking into the reason for the accident when he hears there is a survivor. He doesn’t believe it, but when word leaks to the press, he has to try to find the miracle survivor. Erin Geraghty already knew she was going to die when she got on the plane, she’s dying of cancer. When she survives the crash, she decides to go “underground” where she can die in peace, without the pleading of friends and family to keep fighting what she knows is a losing battle. Farrell’s book is unlike anything I’ve ever read, it’s profoundly moving and terrifying at the same time and asks the question, just what do we owe our loved ones when our lives near the end.