Many thanks to NetGalley and Park Row Books for the gifted digital ARC of Lisa Unger's fabulous new book - another 5 star thrill ride!
Selena Murphy is the breadwinner of her family after her husband, Graham, lost his job. They have two small boys and a nanny, Geneva, to help out. When Selena misses her train home, she's not altogether devastated to have 2 hours to call her own where she's not an employee, wife or mother. When she gets on the 7:45 train to go home, a young woman sits next to her and confesses that she's having an affair with her boss. Selena feels a connection to this woman, Martha, and feels free to unburden the fact that she saw Graham and Geneva having an affair on the nanny cam. But soon, things veer totally out of control and Selena's life as she knows it implodes.
You're best going into this book with as little knowledge as possible. There are many layers of secrets and lies between many characters that weave in and out of each other's lives. Lisa Unger is a master of keeping all these balls up in the air and will leave you breathless as you race through the book. What lies would you tell to keep your family intact? When does the perfect instagram family become the ideal rather than the reality? What part of ourselves are we willing to push down to accept others' behavior?
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