Goodness Falls

by Ty Roth

In GOODNESS FALLS, quarterback T.J. Farrell suffers a blow to the head on the final play of the regular season, but with a history of concussions and fearful of a medical benching for the playoffs, T.J. tries desperately to manage the physical, psychological, and emotional symptoms of severe head trauma and to avoid its detection. Set in and around the rural village of Goodness Falls, Ohio, the story is further complicated when T.J.'s best friend and teammate is killed in a freak accident to which T.J. is an inadvertent contributor. To ease the excruciating headaches and to cope with his grief and guilt, T.J. begins stealing and abusing prescription painkillers from his parents' medicine cabinet. Hallucinations begin to haunt him. Violent outbursts of temper and uncharacteristically erratic behavior follow. Both of which endanger his starting position, his hope for a scholarship, his grip on reality, his relationship with his longtime girlfriend, and his life. Goodness Falls confronts

178 pages, Paperback

First published April 20, 2014

Reviews

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was amazing! I brought it along when we went camping during the summer. Within a week my dad, sister, and I read Goodness Falls. I picked it up at about 10 pm and I couldn't put it down until I finished it around 3am. Goodness Falls was a book that I couldn't stand to put down until I read every single page.