Helen's idyllic life, handsome architect husband, gorgeous Victorian house, and cherished baby on the way, begins to change the day she attends her first prenatal class and meets Rachel, an unpredictable single mother-to-be. Rachel doesn't seem very maternal: she smokes, drinks, and professes little interest in parenthood. Still, Helen is drawn to her. Maybe Rachel just needs a friend. But her increasingly erratic behavior is unsettling. And Helen's not the only one who's noticed. Her friends and family begin to suspect ...
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Helen's idyllic life, handsome architect husband, gorgeous Victorian house, and cherished baby on the way, begins to change the day she attends her first prenatal class and meets Rachel, an unpredictable single mother-to-be. Rachel doesn't seem very maternal: she smokes, drinks, and professes little interest in parenthood. Still, Helen is drawn to her. Maybe Rachel just needs a friend. But her increasingly erratic behavior is unsettling. And Helen's not the only one who's noticed. Her friends and family begin to suspect that her strange new friend may be linked to their shared history in unexpected ways. When Rachel threatens to expose a past crime that could destroy all of their lives, it becomes clear that there are more than a few secrets laying beneath the broad-leaved trees and warm lamplight of Greenwich Park.
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Told in three points of view, I was never sure exactly who the heroine of the story was ultimately going to be. This layers the characters throughout the story giving bits of who and what they are even as I was questioning every action and reaction. After all, I knew going in this was a psychological thriller so I was expecting to find twists. I never would have guessed what laid ahead.
From one scene to the next I found myself being pulled further and further into the story. While I was not a particular fan of any of these characters, I desperately needed to know what the ultimate outcome was going to be. I felt as though I were hanging on the edge throughout the last twenty-five percent of the book and the ragged condition of my nails are proof of it.
I read the blurb and ignored reviews that detailed the story. That decision added to my anticipation as well as helped my anxiety over the characters to ratchet up to near torturous levels. What a delicious, mind twisting read!
