'Doctor Foster meets Gone Girl' BP Walter. The gripping third novel from Charlotte Duckworth explores the relationships between husband and wife, parent and child, revealing that nothing is ever as perfect as it seems . . .

'Compulsively readable and with an ending you will not see coming' WOMAN & HOME
'A real thrill ride' HEAT
'The perfect read. Surprising and original' LESLEY KARA
'Masterful . . . a great twist' HARRIET TYCE THE PERFECT HUSBAND . . .

After a difficult pregnancy, Esther is grateful that her husband Robin offers to put his career on hold so that she can return to the job she loves.

But Esther finds leaving her daughter Riley behind more challenging than she'd thought. And soon the new imbalance in her relationship with Robin brings old tensions to the surface.