The Betrayals by Fiona Neill
Publication date: 10 August 2017
Publisher: Penguin UK – Michael Joseph
Synopsis:
None of them would forget that week on the wild Norfolk coast. Best friends Rosie and Lisa’s families had always been inseparable. But that summer, Lisa had an affair with Rosie’s husband Nick. And now, after years of silence, she sends Rosie a letter begging for help. A letter which exposes dark secrets. Daughter Daisy’s fragile hold on reality begins to unravel. Teenage son Max blames himself for everything that happened that long hot summer. And Nick must confront his own version of events. There are four sides to this story. Who will you believe?
My thoughts:
4 stars out of 5
‘The Betrayals’ is a gripping and engaging exploration of a family torn apart by infidelity, mental illness, secrets and guilt.
When Rosie’s husband leaves her for her best friend, Rosie and her two children (Daisy and Max) are shattered in myriad ways. The consequences continue for years in unexpected ways, and ‘The Betrayals’ explores the impact on all the characters involved.
The novel explores memory and its fallibility, coincidence, guilt and secrets in a way that means you just can’t put the book down until you’ve untangled the web.
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