A passionate affair. A marriage in crisis. A painful family secret.
Megan's marriage is hanging on a knife-edge. The remote Welsh farm she loved so much when she and Noah were newlyweds has become a millstone around their necks. After thirteen years, Megan still feels like an outsider. People round here look at her strangely. They make it clear she doesn't belong.
It's not only lack of money that's threatening Megan's relationship. After three failed rounds of IVF, her longing for a child is all-consuming.
It's then she meets Gethin, an intense, complicated young man almost twenty years her junior.
Against her better judgement, Megan embarks on a passionate affair. But this unhappy farmer's wife is unleashing forces she cannot control.
Because there are secrets in her husband's family. Unwittingly, Megan has unleashed long-buried tensions that lurk within this isolated, fiercely proud community. The dark past is about to come to light. And there's far more than Megan's marriage at stake . . .
This gripping, suspenseful and heart-rending story of marriage, motherhood and dark family secrets is perfect for fans of Louise Douglas, B.A. Paris, T.M. Logan and Adele Parks.
Readers love C.R. Howell's compelling and emotional psychological fiction:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'So gripping I read this in one sitting . . . The tension is palpable and grows with every page. I had to keep remembering to breathe.' Harmony K.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I've never before read a such a vivid, authentic, and unflinchingly honest depiction of motherhood in all its messy, dysfunctional, harrowing glory . . . I was completely gripped.' Angharad E.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Compelling . . . I devoured it in a couple of sittings. At times, the tension is palpable.' Helga H.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I found myself shocked and riveted right to the end.' C. R.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Deeply engrossing and hard to put down.' K. T.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The perfect blend of mystery and suspense . . . You won't be able to put this down until you've finished!' S.A.H.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Excellent . . . I was drawn in from the very first page.' Ali S.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I loved this book . . . Grips from the start.' E. R.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Such a compelling read . . . Lots of twists and turns. Heartbreaking at times, but heartwarming too.' Barbara
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I absolutely loved this book! I couldn't put it down.' Laura D.
C.R. Howell is a writer and doctoral researcher from Newport, South Wales, now living in rural Gwynedd with her partner, three children and three dogs. She studied English at Wadham College, Oxford and is in the final stages of a PhD on women's lament at the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-Upon-Avon. She loves books, dogs, wild swimming and watching crime tv. Her debut novel, a domestic thriller exploring motherhood and trauma, will be published by Joffe Books in 2024.
