Many thanks to NetGalley, GP Putnam's Sons, and Gillian McAllister for the opportunity to read her latest novel - loved it - 5 star read!
Martha and Becky are sisters and extremely close. Martha has a difficult newborn baby who cries constantly and is trying to run a charity organization. Becky has a young son, is separated from her husband, and is unhappy in her current work as a set designer. They decide that Becky would be the perfect part-time nanny for eight-week-old Layla. While in Greece for 2 days for her charity, Layla dies in Becky's custody. Was it crib death, an accident or murder?
The story is wonderfully written and we learn what happens through various witness testimony in court. Becky's parents and brother believe she is innocent but are also extremely sympathetic with Martha, who believes in Becky but is devastated and unsure.
This book brings out so many questions that would be wonderful to delve into in a book club - the stress of dealing with difficult newborns, the mother vs father working situation and how that's viewed in society, parental guilt. Highly recommended!
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