Thanks so much to NetGalley, Bookouture, and Clare Boyd for the opportunity to read and review her debut book - loved it! To me, when I can't stop reading a book, carry it around with me just to read a couple more pages, that's a 5 star book - and this was totally that book.
Real domestic life, not the Facebook life, is not always easy and pretty. Gemma and her husband, Peter, are busy navigating real life. Gemma has a high-powered job that takes her away from her family for long days. She relies on her husband, sitters, her mom and friends to help fill the void. But if she were truthful, she needs the job and has so many doubts about her abilities to be a good mom.
Ten-year-old Rosie is a difficult child, prone to screaming temper tantrums for Gemma. So much so that they attract the attention of the next-door neighbor, Mira, who worries for Rosie's safety. Mira has plenty of her own issues but can't let go of obsessing about Rosie and eventually calls the police, setting up a nightmare situation for Gemma who is accused of abuse.
This is just a great read - I couldn't wait to find out how it was going to turn out. Don't miss this debut novel - and here's hoping that Ms Boyd is busy at work on her next book!
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