A good friend, who knows my taste in books, bought me this
book for my birthday. And I have to say I could hardly put it down. The book is the author’s debut adult novel,
although she has written over 15 novels for children and teenagers. I first heard about it when it was listed in
Richard and Judy’s summer book club.
It’s the story of Gen who gave birth to a still born
daughter eight years ago. She was told
by the doctor and her husband that the baby was so badly disfigured, she would
be better not to see her.
It is perhaps because she has never had any closure that she
has struggled to get over the loss of her child and hasn’t been able to
conceive since, despite courses of IVF.
Then one day a stranger turns up on her doorstep and tells
her that her daughter didn’t die at all, and worse, that her husband knows.
Gen begins a journey to uncover the truth, even though she
no longer knows who she can trust, least of all her husband. It’s a journey fraught with danger, which
threatens both Gen’s life and those of the people who try to help her.
This is an absolutely brilliant book, with fantastic plot
twists which keep you turning page after page. I kept promising myself I would
only read one more chapter but the hooks at the end of each chapter were just
too enticing to let me put it down.
I can’t recommend this book highly enough.
