Product Description

When Susie decides to invite her old school friends for a reunion she tells herself that it’s just about showing off. It’s about letting Amanda, Izzy and Tamsin, see how well she’s done, with her successful career as an artist, her gorgeous house in France, her deliciously louche boyfriend. But the truth is that this is a dark plan. A plan that could make or break her seemingly perfect life…and she knows it.

As the old friends gather at Susie’s for a long weekend of catching up and comparisons, it is clear that despite their lives having taken very different turns, they are all still haunted by a dark and common past. They each know that up until now they have been treading water – waiting for the inevitable moment when they have to face the truth. The question is, now that the time has come, who will sink and who will swim?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #45895 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

About the Author
Emily Barr has written columns and travel pieces for the Observer and the Guardian for several years, and her previous novels BACKPACK, BAGGAGE, CUBAN HEELS, ATLANTIC SHIFT and PLAN B were critically acclaimed. She lives in the south of France with her husband and two sons.

Customer Reviews

Disappointing
I totally agree with the reviewer Claire; I love Emily Barr's previous work and this one was a bit of a disappointment. I couldn't believe the ending - truly fizzled out into nothing. I thought maybe some pages were missing at the end of the book!

Emily Barr's Best Yet
I am a fan of Emily Barr's books, and always look forward to the next one. This has to be the best yet - gripping, well-written as usual, and thoroughly readable. It would make a fantastic film. It would be the perfect book to take on holiday!

Another great book
I love Emily Barr's book and this is definitely one of my favourites. The story is based around a friends school reunion which despite careful her careful planning takes some very unexpected twists and truns. All the characters have their own set of problems which any woman will sympathise with.The character Amanda is especially brilliant. Barr's clever plotting and observant descriptions mean that you easily get involved in the lives of everyone in the book. Another can't put down read.