I enjoy a psychological thriller and this looked promising judging by the reviews on the cover. The structure was interesting in that the same events are told from the point of view of two women, but the disadvantage to this is it can get repetitive. The story starts with what seems to be a chance meeting between two women, Nina and Emma. Only they have met before some twenty-odd years ago, but only Nina remembers this. Emma is struggling with parenthood; she has a toddler, Christopher and is expecting her second child. Nina is a successful artist with a teenage daughter. It is clear from the start that Nina befriends Emma for a reason. As the story unfolds it is apparent that she wants to get back at Emma for something that happened when they were teenagers. There is a strong sense of place from the author’s writing and each woman’s voice is distinct. The day to day lives and the emotions of both the women are portrayed in minute detail, but I found the style over descriptive and felt it slowed the pace down. I was eager to find out what it was Emma had done to Nina and what Nina was going to do about it.
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