Audrain did it again. Pushing the envelope when it comes to the topic of children, pregnancy, infertility, infidelity, miscarriages and secrets. We meet the four women who are inter connected in this story, all of them harboring something that can impact the other in more ways than one. Whitney- the mom who physically looks like a dream but emotionally is not fully mature enough to handle herself. Blair, the “best friend” who feels as if her husband should appreciate her more but doesn’t speak up enough. Rebecca, the doctor who doesn’t have kids and tries her best to reach out to her neighbors. Mara, Last but not least, is the Portuguese immigrant who lost her son a long time ago & sees a strange resemblance in Xavier. 

I do wish Mara had been given a little more of a central role but everything’s picks up during the second half of the novel. Audrain was also great at giving us a red herring when it came to the affair that occurs. We initially assume it’s one devious couple when it’s actually someone else.