As a matter of fact in french

The novel As a Matter of Fate follows the narrator Deirdre Grady through a childhood of protected innocence where she is taught to believe in a world ruled by absolutes Her happiness is built upon the certainty that all things happen for a reason and that everything in life serves a distinct purpose Deirdre s childhood is filled with the melody of her grandmother s crooning wisdom and the teasing laughter of a cow licked blonde haired boy named Caleb As Deirdre matures and her feelings for Caleb evolve into adolescent love she relies on her na ve interpretation of fate to conjure a future where she and Caleb are destined to be together regardless of the fact that he chooses to leave Deirdre and the small town of Avie Georgia behind him after high school When Deirdre suddenly loses everything that provided the security of her youth she finds herself lost in a world that has become foreign and unkind It is in this world that she forms an unlikely friendship with Julia Alliston the beautiful self absorbed daughter of one of the wealthier distinguished families in town These two characters are seemingly polar opposites who share a relationship that often crosses into a realm of darkness in which they can only grope their way out with the help of each other They ride a roller coaster of extremes where loyalty is balanced by fierce bouts of jealousy and love is held in check by a stronger ability to hate Ultimately it is betrayal that brings the novel and its complex characters to a point of crisis In the resolution of this crisis all innocence is stripped away to reveal the bud of an ugly within the deepest part of every person lies a darkness that allows them to be capable of doing anything As a Matter of Fate