Editor Reviews:

Product Description:
A woman steps over the line into the unthinkable in this brilliant, powerful, and unforgettable new novel by the author of The Lovely Bones and Lucky.


For years Helen Knightly has given her life to others: to her haunted mother, to her enigmatic father, to her husband and now grown children. When she finally crosses a terrible boundary, her life comes rushing in at her in a way she never could have imagined. Unfolding over the next twenty-four hours, this searing, fast-paced novel explores the complex ties between mothers and daughters, wives and lovers, the meaning of devotion, and the line between love and hate. It is a challenging, moving, gripping story, written with the fluidity and strength of voice that only Alice Sebold can bring to the page.

Rating : - Dark and Compelling story
I'm glad a chose to read this book. I know the reviews weren't good so I avoided reading it until I picked it up for the second time. Once I started reading it I was hooked to the end. I guess it was not a book for everyone but I sure was engrossed reading it and I think the reviews were a bit harsh since I've read higher reviewed books with a lot less satisfaction.