Laura Hamley is the woman who has everything: a loving and successful husband, two children, an expensive home and a set of fortunate friends. But Laura's perfect world is suddenly threatened when she receives an unwelcome phone call from Mrs Partridge, mother of Heddy - the girl Laura and her friends bullied mercilessly at school.
The gripping new psychological drama from the author of Richard and Judy Book Club selection This Perfect World As a teenager, Rachel lived through the death of a friend, and discovered that even the most enchanted of lives can be easily shattered. When tragedy strikes her own life as an adult, and she loses her unborn child, Rachel ought to turn to her husband for support. But in trying to protect one another, she and Andrew end up further apart than ever and Rachel finds herself resentful and lonely. Haunted by the past, she contacts the brother of her old friend and the two of them are drawn into a dangerous and destructive affair. But betrayal comes at a high price, and having lost one child, how can she bear to face losing another? Praise for This Perfect World: 'A dark but deftly written novel about modern family life' Marie Claire 'This novel had me so engrossed I read it in three days' Essentials 'Dark and unsettling, but compulsive' Choice
Kate, a sensible girl, begins to drift from her lifelong friend Juliet during adolescence. When Sara arrives at school, she manipulates Kate into a sexual relationship with Glenn, resulting in Kate's unexpected pregnancy.