Katherine Sherbrooke’s newest novel asks a big question

Katherine Sherbrooke’s newest novel asks a big question

There’s a scene in the 1984 John Hughes film “Sixteen Candles” where Caroline, the popular and pretty girl whose boyfriend is the hunky Jake Ryan, throws a party at Jake’s house while his parents are out of town. The place gets spectacularly trashed, and Caroline drinks until she blacks out. Jake, who is both fed up with her and pining for another (yes, that would be Samantha or “Sam,” played by Molly Ringwald), encourages geeky freshman Ted to …