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In the vein of Big Little Lies and Reconstructing Amelia comes an âatmospheric, absorbing page-turnerâ (Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author) about a mother unraveling the truth behind how her daughter became brain dead. And pregnant.
A search for the truth. A lifetime of lies.
In the small hours of the morning, Abi Knight is startled awake by the phone call no mother ever wants to get: her teenage daughter Olivia has fallen off a bridge. Not only is Olivia brain dead, sheâs pregnant and must remain on life support to keep her baby alive. And then Abi sees the angry bruises circling Oliviaâs wrists.
When the police unexpectedly rule Oliviaâs fall an accident, Abi decides to find out what really happened that night. Heartbroken and grieving, she unravels the threads of her daughterâs life. Was Oliviaâs fall an accident? Or something far more sinister?
In this âcomplex, emotionally intense first novelâ (Publishers Weekly), USA TODAY bestselling author Christina McDonald weaves a suspenseful and heartwrenching tale of hidden relationships, devastating lies, and the power of a motherâs love. With flashbacks of Oliviaâs own resolve to uncover family secrets, this taut and poignant novel asks: how well do you know your children? And how well do they know you?
