Book Reviews
Maynard’s latest is illuminating and mesmerizing, highlighting not only differing definitions of friendship, but the shades of gray between right and wrong and the lengths to which some will go to protect their self-interest.
Publishers Weekly
When Ava and Swift Havilland waltz into Helen's life, she's at a low point and is immediately drawn to their easy friendship and overflowing generosity.... Maynard quietly portrays Helen's journey of self-discovery. Her story, though told with great foreboding, is less sinister in the final analysis, but readers will keep reading nonetheless. —Christine Perkins, Whatcom Cty. Lib. Syst., Bellingham, WA
Library Journal
Helen, a struggling divorcee who's lost custody of her son after a drunken driving arrest, is befriended by a wealthy couple at an art opening.... But the Havillands' glow is soon to dim.... [I]t's clear that a very big reversal lies in wait. Maynard's expert narration and plotting plant the seeds for the explosive events at the end of her tale.
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