General Fiction | 416 pp | Sphere | September 2011
The children have flown, the parents are free. Life is suddenly about to get very interesting indeed … Clover, Laura and Alice have been best friends since their children were born, sharing holidays, sleepovers and childcare. They’re like family. But all families have their secrets. When the children leave home, Clover and Laura’s lives and marriages change forever and the old rules on love and loyalty no longer apply. And when Alice decides she wants what they’ve got, Clover and Laura have to find out who they really are. Without the children, can their marriages – and their friendship – survive? A meaty blockbuster aimed at the Penny Vincenzi market, this is addictive reading that will get under your skin. Nina Bell has written for most national newspapers and magazines, and has also written a number of radio plays, broadcast on Radio 4. She is the author of three previous novels, THE INHERITANCE (Sphere 200), SISTERS IN LAW (Sphere 2009) and LOVERS AND LIARS (Sphere 2010).
Praise for Bell’s previous novels: Its focus on the darker side of relationships and the shocking twists make this brilliant and sensitively written novel a winner ***** Closer; A sensitively written portrayal of psychological abuse and how families survive it - Daily Telegraph; Dramatic… daringly scandalous - Star magazine; Addictive, funny and scandalous read...Completely compulsive reading***** HEAT; Page-turning, perceptive and skilfully written – The Daily Mail