I found this difficult to get into but as the story progressed it became more interesting. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and definitely recommend it.

Great book that I ended up reading in just a few sittings. The story had me gripped from the beginning, there were a lot of mysteries to be solved and I really didn't see the ending coming, despite the signposting that makes it all the more satisfying. New information about past events get drip fed at just the right pace to not be frustrating, but not too fast to ruin the mystery.

Oh this is a fabulous book! It was full of suspense and I never guessed the ending even though I invariably do. Great writing style by this author, and it kept my interest all the way. Highly recommended.
Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and author for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

Maggie wakes up from a coma with no recollection of wahat has happened. The police inform her that she was involved in a car accident and her daughter died. She is devastated and tries desperately to remember what happened and whether she was at fault. Her world is falling apart before her eyes, her husband Sean has disappeared and she discovers the house they lived in is no longer theirs. Her road to recovery is slow and tortuous. She begins to discover some things about her past which are upsetting and people whom she meets or once knew are not necessarily who they seem.
I found this compelling reading with some interesting twists, I’d really recommend giving it a go.

Wow, what an incredibly well written book. Assumptions made were quickly dispelled as the story wove through an incredible array of family relationships and new aquatainces.
Slowly and articulately the story comes to a phenomenal family gathering with tragic consequence.
I loved it.

I wasn't really sure what to expect from this book and thought it would be a standard thriller.

A child dies in an accident and her mother wakes up from a coma without being able to remember what happened and whether she caused her childs death or not.

WOW! I was so surprised! I was drawn in straight away and the shocks (no spoilers in this review) genuinely DID shock me. Usually I find these kind of books pretty predictable but on this occasion I really didn't see it coming. Really enjoyed this book and it's the first I have read by this author - I would definitely read more.

All in all, recommended for any fans of crime and thrillers.

WOW and WOW again,I was so hooked in by this twist packed,roller coaster ride that I read the whole book in one day.

In the opening prologue Maggie is being led into a court room and we witness her enter her plea to a unknown crime.After that we slip back in time to the ICU of a hospital where we find Maggie just waking up after being in a coma.She eventually learns that she was involved in a accident,her ten year old daughter Elspeth is dead and Maggie's husband Sean has not been seen since the day of their daughter's funeral.Maggie is devastated by the news that her beloved daughter is dead but as time passes and contrary to what everyone else is insisting and the fact that Sean officially identified Elspeth`s body,Maggie starts to wonder if she is being lied to,that her daughter is still alive.After all Maggie is a mother and mothers can sense these things....right.As soon as she is released from the hospital Maggie begins a desperate search for the truth of what happened on that horrifying day.Maggie was a vivid,complex character who suffered from severe anxiety,a condition that I understand all too well.Throughout the story she takes the reader back into the past and tells us about her relashionships with Sean and Elspeth and her younger years.Although I felt a lot of sympathy for Maggie because of what she was going through and her anxiety issues,I also found some of her character traits frustrating,she occasionally came across as not very likeable.Interspersed throughout the book where italicized letters written by a young girl who was telling her mother how lonely and frightened she was and begging her mummy to please come and take her home.These letters where heart breaking and it was shocking how as the time passed,the tone of the letters and the child`s attitude towards her mummy changed.I loved the descriptions of Larkfields where Maggie,Sean and Elspeth used to live,the old gothic lodge house,the old mill stones and the peace,solitude and beauty of the downs.It was a lovely tranquil contrast to Maggie's chaotic,messed up feelings and thoughts.

This is a emotionally charged,twist packed tale of revenge,secrets,lies,manipulation and the sad fact that people don't really appreciate what they have got until it's gone.My anxiety levels went through the roof,I think I even forgot to breath at times as this well written,riveting story unfolded.This is definitely going to be one of my favourite reads of this year.

This was a story about a mother’s love for her children. A bad move one evening cost her daughters her life, and a grandmother who stood by and could have helped her grandchild but let her die.
The letters written to her mother by her daughter were very touching and quite moving, not realising her daughter had written them while in care, Maggie never knew what had happened to her first daughter as she was taken away from her at birth.

A brilliantly fascinating, multi-layered mystery that kept me hooked and guessing within a chapter.
Maggie has woken up from intensive care to find that her daughter, Elspeth, has drowned in the car that she had left her locked in but she can't remember a thing. Something isn't right - she was devoted to her daughter and Maggie is left with tantalising flashbacks that leave her confused and desperate.
I found this to be a captivating read. At first, I thought it was in a similar vein to The Girl on the Train, which I wasn't keen on, and others but it was much better in terms of plot and writing style. The author includes a multitude of twists and turns but never too much that they leave you in a muddle. The character of Maggie is so fleshed out that I felt sorry for her and was willing her to get well so she could remember what happened. The best part of reading this book was just as I thought I had something pinned down and was a bit irritated (and surprised) that I'd managed to figure it out, it turned out to be completely wrong! The author was so clever with the layers of this book that it just keeps you guessing. It alludes to all sorts of puzzling things that you want the answers to but you need to read the whole book to really understand and enjoy the ride! A really well-written, pacy mystery thriller. I'll definitely read more books by this author and recommend this one highly!

This book has more twisty moments in it than those country lanes in Lewes where it's set! Links to Virginia Woolf and her home in Rodmell? This is not your average thriller that's for sure.
It was compelling from the start - a woman wakesup from a coma to be told her daugher is dead and her husband gone. There's two reasons to keep reading right away, but then things take an altogether darker tone if that's possible and when you include links to a famous writer who committed suicide in a lake...and the daughter in the present day who is said to have died in water as well...this makes the claustrophobia of that hospitalroom spread across the Lewes countryside.

A study of the mind, what it means to recover memories and thoughts and work out what is real and what is not. It's an interesting take on a patient recovering their memory and working out what is going on!

And Rodmell's historical literary interest gets a modern twist

A thriller with a twist.
Maggie has been in a coma following an accident. When she wakes, her world has dramatically changed. She must now adjust to her new life by piecing together her old.
A very enjoyable read.

I loved this author's first book so couldn't wait to read this one. It's a gripping thriller with twists and mystery and I really felt for Maggie as she tried to piece together what happened the night her daughter lost her life.
I don't want to give too much away but this is highly recommended.

I read this book in 12 hours (and I was askeep for 8 of those) so that should say something about how gripped I was. I won’t go into too many details as the story is quite simple and I would hate to spoil it for any one. Maggie wakes up from a coma to find out her daughter is dead and her husband has left her. This is a sad story, with an even sadder back story, Maggie is likeable, despite the fact she is so broken, and readers will wonder about her apparent toe rag of her husband throughout the book. The end ties it all up in a bow - but did leave me wanting a little more! The romantic in me wanted a happy ending for Maggie! Would recommend this book, and look forward to more from this author.

I really loved this book! Excellent story with brilliant main characters. I would recommend this book.

A very gripping thriller! I enjoyed reading it a lot and am looking forward to see what the author comes up with next