GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK β’ βA twisty tale of murder and love gone wrong, rife with bone-chilling revelations . . . This is a riveting debut, and Disha Bose is a writer to watch.ββJoshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Mother May I
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Elle, Harperβs Bazaar, CrimeReads
She was the perfect wife, with the perfect life. You would kill to have it.
Ciara Dunphy has it allβa loving husband, well-behaved children, and a beautiful home. Her circle of friends in their small Irish village go to her for tips about mothering, style, and influencer successβa picture-perfect life is easy money on Instagram. But behind the filters, reality is less polished.
Enter Mishti Guha: Ciaraβs best friend. Ciara welcomed Mishti into her inner circle for being . . . unlike the other mothers in the group. Discontent in a marriage arranged for her by her parents back in Calcutta, Mishti now raises her young daughter in a country that is too cold, among children who look nothing like her. She wants what Ciara hasβthe ease with which she moves through the worldβand, in that sense, Mishti might be exactly like the other mothers.
And thereβs earth mother Lauren Doyle: born, bred, and the butt of jokes in their village. With her disheveled partner and children who run naked in the yard, theyβre mostly a happy lot, though ostracized for being the singular dysfunction in Ciaraβs immaculate world. When Lauren finds an unlikely ally in Mishti, she decides that her days of ridicule are over.
Then Ciara is found murdered in her own pristine home, and the house of cards sheβd worked so hard to build comes crumbling down. Everyone seems to have something to gain from Ciaraβs death, so if they donβt want the blame, it may be the perfect time to air their enemiesβ dirty laundry.
In this dazzling debut novel, Disha Bose revolutionizes age-old ideas of love and deceit. What ensues is the delicious unspooling of a group of women desperate to preserve themselves.
