Read by Harriet Walter

This is a superb novel with a genuinely compulsive plot. The story of
Vera Hillyard and her sister Eden is brilliantly unfolded through the
reminiscing of their neice Faith, remembering the twists and turns that
lead up to a shocking murder. The identity of the murderer and the victim
is revealed in the first chapter, yet I was left shocked and stunned by
the final pages. The author completely recreates the fine line between
love and hate and the dangers and compulsions of obsessive love. England
during World War II is the nostalgic yet oppressive setting with stifling
middle class family life providing the key atmosphere of the novel.
By the end of the story I found myself truly believing in Vera, Eden and
Faith as real characters with feelings, motives and the desparate tie of
family relationships. Nothing is ever clear cut and simple and the terrible
price of love is paid at the end of the story.

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