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A mesmerizing domestic mystery.
A twisty, compelling new novel about one woman's complicated relationship with her mother-in-law that ends in death...
When Diana, the matriarch of the Goodwin family, unexpectedly dies soon after her beloved husband's death. A suicidal note seems irrelevant according to inconclusive evidence which points to homicide. The note claims the cause of death is cancer but the autopsy traces no sign of cancer. It finds traces of poison and evidence of suffocation. Almost everyone in the family seems to have the motive to kill her.
Ten years ago, when Lucy met her husband's mother, Diana, she desperately hoped to find a warm and loving future mother-in-law but Diana has always been a practical woman than sentimental. Aloof and absorbed with her volunteer work with refugees, Diana was an elegant woman of few words. She is exquisitely polite and generous yet she kept a big arm distance from Lucy despite her desperate attempts to win her heart.
Although she is devoted to helping people in need, yet she is reluctant to give her own children any money because she wants them to have the opportunities to pull themselves up by the bootstraps. Frustrated by their mother's financial indifference to their troubles, Ollie and Nettie long ago learned to turn to the soft-hearted father, Tom.
Diana's emotional reserve is actually secretiveness and uncertainty grounded in her own traumatic experiences. Her every attempt to show she cares is fraught with second-guessing how others might misinterpret her meaning. And as a pillar in the community, an advocate for female refugees, and a woman happily married for decades, no one had bad words to say about Diana... except Lucy. Yet, Nettie and Patrick cannot wait for Diana's estate. Ollie, really needs financial help in his business.
Anyone could be the killer as everyone has a motive but why was the suicide note left in a drawer? Why was her will changed at the eleventh hour to disinherit both of her children and their spouses? And what does it mean that Lucy isn't exactly sad she's gone?
Fractured relationships and deep family secrets grow more compelling with every page in this twisty, captivating novel from Sally Hepworth.
About the Author
Sally Hepworth is an Australian writer who resides in Melbourne with her husband, three children, and one adorable dog. She is the author of seven books and her works have been featured in media outlets that have included USA Today, The New York Times, and The Sydney Morning Herald.
Hepworth's most notable works include The Secret of Midwives (2015), The Mother-in-Law (2019), and The Good Sister (2021). She has continued to release a novel every year including Love Like the French (2014), The Things We Keep (2016), The Mother's Promise (2017), and The Family Next Door (2018).
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| Sally Hepworth |
Rating: 4.4/5
Author: Sally Hepworth
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Publishing Date: 29 January 2019
Edition Language: English
Genre: Domestic Thriller, Mothers & Children's Fiction, Women's Domestic Life Fiction, Suspense
ISBN-10: 1250120934
ISBN-13: 978-1250120939
Pages: 368 (Paperback)
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