Published by Macmillan audio, St. Martin's Press Genres: Adult Fiction, Contempory, Fiction, Psychological Thriller
Format: ARC, Audiobook, eBook
“Putting on a good show was all dad cared about”
Stephen Aston, a successful surgeon, is getting married to a woman, Heather, who is younger than his daughters. Rachel and Tully, his daughters, are not very impressed with this. Plus, there is the fact that their father is still married to their mother, Pam, who is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. Stephen did not win any brownie points with me.
When Rachel goes through her mother’s belongings, she finds a hot water bottle. It brings back fond memories. She decides to use it as her mother did, but she can’t, because it is filled with money. Why was their mother hiding money in a hot water bottle? Why has she been saying how horrible and sadistic their father is?
All have their own issues. All have their secrets.
The day of the wedding, many are shocked to see Pam there. The woman Stephen divorced to marry his much younger fiancée. What a wonderful man (insert gagging noises here). When there is a thud and the request for a doctor, guests know something has horribly wrong.
The book is told through Heather, Tully and Rachel’s POV. The book goes back and forth between the wedding and days leading up to and before the wedding.
Another solid read by Hepworth. I thoroughly this family drama. I was lucky enough to have the book and the audiobook. I enjoyed the narrator and being able to have both to enjoy this work.
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press, Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book and audiobook in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
*in the author’s note Hepworth describes her inspiration for the writing of this novel.
