Heidi Wood's well-meaning intervention, offering refuge to teenager Willow and her baby Ruby from the streets of Chicago, invites the observation that 'no good turn goes unpunished'. As the arrangement shifts from temporary to permanent, the events that unfold will have a profound effect on everyone in the household, including Heidi's husband and daughter.
With its multiple narrators, underlying misfortunes and unexpected twists and turns, this tautly plotted psychological thriller is both riveting and moving.
Comments from BDS Reviewers:
"It is certainly a good 'yarn' and quite gripping."
"A tightly plotted story which gripped me until the end."
"The story is cleverly constructed and keeps the reader in suspense until the end."
"There are various interwoven stories and they all merge seamlessly."
"The reader is kept guessing right to the end about the truth that is Willow's story."
"I found it very moving – even though I found myself not really liking any of the main characters, I was fascinated by their stories."
"The main characters are well depicted and t is easy to feel sympathy for them. There are also some interesting and well-drawn secondary characters."
Categories: Fiction, Grief/loss, Psychology, Relationships, Suspense/Thriller, America, 2018 Titles, Small font
