I had hoped for something like Sido's House or even vagabond...not at all..It sounds/reads to me as if she decided to sit and wait for death to take her...its written well, but...I didn't enjoy it.
An excellent review of Break of Day is available here:
http://www.nytimes.com/books/99/10/17/specials/colette-break.html
http://www.nytimes.com/books/99/10/17/specials/colette-break.html