"Writing with rawness and realism, Pekkanen doesn't hold back...Fans
of Liane Moriarty and Anne Tyler will appreciate the story's depth."
--Booklist
"In her signature conversational style, Pekkanen uncovers the truth
behind the lies as Josie comes to grips with reality vs. the mirage of
her marriage." --Library Journal (starred review)
In this intricate and enthralling domestic drama, perfect for fans of
Big Little Lies and The Affair, the internationally bestselling
author of the "gossipy page-turner" (Glamour) The Perfect Neighbors
goes deep into a marriage in crisis, peeling back layers of secrets to
discover where the relationship veered off course--and whether it is
worth saving.
Josie and Frank Moore are happy...at least Josie thinks they are. As
parents of two young girls in the Chicago suburbs, their days can be
both busy and monotonous, and sometimes Josie wonders how she became a
harried fortysomething mother rather than the driven career woman she
once was. But Frank is a phenomenal father, he's handsome and
charismatic, and he still looks at his wife like she's the beautiful
woman he married more than a decade ago. Josie isn't just happy--she's
lucky.
Until one Saturday morning when Josie borrows her husband's phone to
make a quick call--and sees nine words that shatter her world.
Now Josie feels as if she is standing at the edge of a sharp precipice.
As she looks back at pivotal moments in the relationship she believed
would last forever, she is also plunging ahead, surprising everyone
(especially herself) with how far she will go to uncover the extent of
her husband's devastating secret.
With her "conversational writing style and a knack for making readers
care about her characters" (The Washington Post) bestselling author
Sarah Pekkanen paints a vivid, kaleidoscopic portrait of a marriage
before and during a crisis--and of a woman who fears that the biggest
secret of all may be the one she's hiding from herself.
