So many thanks to NetGalley, St Martin's Press, and Sally Hepworth for the opportunity to read and review her latest novel. I'm a huge fan of Hepworth's but this may be her best yet. 5 glowing stars to this read!
Lucy's mother died when she was a teenager. So when she falls in love with Ollie and meets his mother, she has dreams of having that close mothering relationship she has yearned for in her life. But Diana is not the warm and fuzzy type. She keeps her emotional distance and tries to instill values in her children. Very well to do, Diana believes money should go to help those truly in need, not to bail out those who have been born into every advantage. The story starts with Diana's murder and then takes the reader into the past, where we learn Diana's back story as well as the events leading up to the murder. Everyone in the family has secrets.
The best part of this book to me is the mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship. Such a slippery slope between good intentions and how things are perceived. The chicken story in this book is priceless to me and shows how little we communicate those feelings that would make these relationships so much better for all sides. A great read - highly recommended!
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