Издания и произведения

Отношения между Хелен Найтли и ее матерью многие годы напоминали жестокую схватку двух беспощадных противников. И вот Хелен переступает черту, за которую раньше боялась даже заглядывать. После убийства матери ее жизнь стремительно меняется. Женщина, которая потратила столько душевных сил на то, чтобы завоевать любовь матери, неспособной кого-то любить, внезапно обретает свободу, и эта свобода оказывается зыбкой и пугающей.

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,…

Helen Knightly has spent a lifetime trying to win the love of a mother who had none to spare. And as this electrifying novel opens, she steps over a boundary she never dreamt she would even approach. But while her act is almost unconscious, it also seems like the fulfilment of a lifetimes buried desire. Over the next twenty-four hours, her life rushes in at her as she confronts the choices that have brought her to this crossroads.