<p>????? 'So gripping I read this in one sitting . . . The tension is palpable and grows with every page. I had to keep remembering to breathe.' Harmony</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Utterly compelling women's psychological fiction.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>'<em>She wasn't crying. That was the terrifying part.</em>'</p><p><br></p><p>My husband told me that the accident was my fault. That I was to blame when our beautiful funny two-year-old daughter almost died.</p><p><br></p><p>I thought I could never leave my little girls. But ten months ago I had to.</p><p><br></p><p>I left our isolated house in the wild windswept village where we lived. Every day away from my daughters was agony. I missed the soapy smell of their hair and their laughs and the way they played together under the apple tree.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>But now I'm back knocking on my own front door like a stranger.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>And there's a woman living in my home. Taking care of my daughters. Sharing a bed with my husband.</p><p><br></p><p>She has a newborn baby . . .</p><p><br></p><p><strong>This beautifully written suspenseful and heart-rending story of motherhood and trauma is perfect for fans of Dandy Smith Louise Candlish B.A. Paris Adele Parks and Patricia MacDonald.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>More books by C.R. Howell coming soon - join the Joffe Books mailing list to be the first to hear about them!</p>