Review "Get lost in this powerful novel."ย โWoman & Home"Expertly written to brew an atmosphere of forebodingย . . .ย an irresistible blend of intrigue and passion, and the consequences of secrets and betrayal."ย โWoman"Spellbinding!"ย โDaily Mail Product Description Set in a small Somerset town, Susan Lewisโs powerful new novel tells the story of a fifteen-year-old girl who accuses a seventeen-year-old boy o ...Full description
Review "Get lost in this powerful novel."ย โWoman & Home"Expertly written to brew an atmosphere of forebodingย . . .ย an irresistible blend of intrigue and passion, and the consequences of secrets and betrayal."ย โWoman"Spellbinding!"ย โDaily Mail Product Description Set in a small Somerset town, Susan Lewisโs powerful new novel tells the story of a fifteen-year-old girl who accuses a seventeen-year-old boy of rape. But did he, or didnโt he? Deep-rooted family divisions not only get in the way of finding out, they threaten to split the whole village. From Booklist Alicia Carlyle and her children, Nathan and Darcie, are still reeling from the sudden, tragic death of husband and father Craig six months earlier. Alicia is also suffering from the fallout after she discovered Craig had been having an affair with her sister-in-law, Sabrina. Hoping to put the past behind her, Alicia moves her family to her childhood home in, unfortunately, the same village in which Sabrina resides. Alicia believes she can at least be civil to Sabrina or try to avoid her and, hopefully, heal her relationship with her brother, Robert. Then suddenly, Annabelle, Sabrina๏ฟฝs 15-year-old daughter, accuses 17-year-old Nathan of an awful crime he didn๏ฟฝt commit. Nathan and Alicia maintain his innocence, but Annabelle๏ฟฝs accusation drops a bomb among the families that threatens to tear apart the fragile reconciliation that Alicia had forged with Sabrina and Robert. The prolific Lewis๏ฟฝ latest dramatic, emotional novel is for fans of Jodi Picoult and Penny Vincenzi. --Hilary Hatton About the Author Susan Lewis is the bestselling author of 24 novels, including Cruel Venus, Dance While You Can, Darkest Longings, A French Affair, Obsession, Vengeance,ย and Wildfire. Her novel The Hornbeam Tree was short-listed for the Romantic Novelists' Association Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2005.