Maggie wakes up from a coma and nothing will ever be the same again. There has been a car accident, her husband has left her and her daughter is dead. Maggie needs to remember what happened on that fateful night. Who else was there and WHY?
Maggie has a secret from when she was a teenager. What has her secret got to do with the day of the accident. I read this book in one sitting, I devoured it. A really good read.
I would like to thank the author Kuala Elmwood, Penguin Books UK and Net.galley for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for giving an honest review.

What would you do if you woke up in hospital to be told your daughter had died and that whilst it appeared you had ended up in hospital trying to save her your husband was gone and your home was being lived in by someone else? Maggie's struggle to understand was a compelling read. The twists and turns in the story pull the reader in and the pain Maggie feels is palpable in every page. Secrets and their ripple effect are beautifully told in this story I couldn't put down.

Excellent story line,with heart warming emotional intelligence and moving story line. I loved the book, and the ideas associated to the storyline,
One could easily be in a similar position and you realise how one can become lost in difficult times.

Look forward to seeing further books

Nuala Ellwood is a new author to me but one to look out for in the future.
When Maggie awakes from a coma her world is shattered by the news that her daughter Elspeth is dead. That she drowned when the car Maggie had been driving plunged into the river. Maggie remembers nothing and when she asks to see her husband discovers that he disappeared the day after his daughters funeral.
I seem to reading a lot of psychological thrillers lately but this one is certainly up there with the better ones and well worth a read. A page turner, full of twists, lies etc and plenty of tension a long the way.
I would like to thank Net Galley and Penguin UK for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

Maggie wakes from a coma to find out that her daughter is dead, and her husband has disappeared. Weak and alone and suffering from loss of memory, she is desperate to remember what happened.
The Day of the accident is a well written debut psychological thriller. There are times when the action is difficult to follow as the novel moves before and after the accident, interspersed with letters written by an unknown.
There really is a lot going on, with Maggie’s obsession with Virginia Woolf, hints of a troubled adolescence and issues in her marriage. Some of the links, and even the ultimate reveal feels forced, and Maggie displays a gullibility a little too much to accept even in her very weakened circumstances.
Pacey and enjoyable for all of that.
With thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Books (UK)

A new author for me so I wasn’t sure what to expect but I really enjoyed it. It’s every parents worst nightmare, waking from a coma to the news your husband has disappeared and your daughter is dead and you are responsible for it. There was plenty of twists and just when I thought I had it sussed something happened to blow my theory out the water. It was an emotional read but also a great psychological storyline that I would definitely recommend to anyone who likes this genre of book. I will look to read more from this author.

I have just read Day Of The Accident by Nuala Ellwood. Courtesy of Netgalley.

This is a fantastic book, gripped me from the start. Maggie wakes up in hospital where she has been in a coma for ten weeks after a fatal accident in which her daughter died and her husband has disappeared. She has to cope with her grief, injuries and her belief that her daughter is still alive. Thus begins Maggie's search for the truth.
Well written with great characters, the shock ending will stun you. This is a must read.
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Thank you to NetGalley for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

I love this book for me it is a top 2018 read. I finished it in just a couple of days. The book was fast paced and I loved the twists. The story follows Maggie's recovery from an accident that claimed her 10-year-old daughters life. We follow Maggie as she discovers the truth about that day and the events that lead to the awful conclusion. I am definitely going to read more books by this author and recommend this one highly to any thriller fans!

A mother’s nightmare, the horror of losing a child in an accident that was your fault? Maggie wakes from a coma to find herself in a nightmare of a world. Everything she thought she knew has been taken away and turned on its head. A gripping story that twists and turns and envelops you in the terror. Just when I thought I’d sussed the plot I was wrong and I certainly didn’t seethe ending coming. I really enjoyed this book and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend

The Day Of The Accident by Nuala Ellwood is a psychological thriller that had me hooked from the first page. I could not put it down and read it in one sitting.
Maggie wakes up in hospital after being in a coma for ten weeks to find out that she has been in an accident. She then learns that her daughter was killed in the accident and her husband has now left her and nobody can tell her where he has gone. Maggie has no memory of the accident and tries to put together the facts for her own peace of mind.
I really enjoyed this book and did not guess the ending. I will certainly be looking for more books from this author.
I would like to thank NetGalley and Penguin Books (UK) for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

The Day of the Accident is a labyrinth of twists and turns and red herrings!

It tells the story of Maggie, who wakes from a coma to discover that her beloved daughter Elspeth is dead, and her husband Sean has left her.

She’s lost all memory of the accident that’s ripped her life apart and left her destitute, her house sold, her belongings gone, and with no answers to her questions.

Short, sharp bursts of memory appear to her, and as she tries to piece together the events of that fatal day, the plot picks up pace until it arrives kicking and screaming at its resolution.

Ellwood weaves clues and hints throughout, leads us down wrong paths, and generally manages to obfuscate the ending so well, that I just didn’t see it coming.

Until we come full circle, and the beginning becomes the end.

I was gripped reading this. I cried, I laughed, and my heart broke at the events that occurred.

Ellwood makes her characters so tangible, so believable, so relatable.

Maggie is someone we could know. And the things that happen to her could happen to anyone.

Really looking forward to reading more from Ellwood, and will be recommending this to everyone!

Fab psychological read for fans of this genre. Strong story line and great characters. Fab twists that keep you hooked throughout this book

An emotional story with lots of twists. I did guess the ending but that didn't spoil it ,I recommend this book.

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Took a while for me to get into it, but after that, I was hooked.
Would definitely recommend this book and look forward to reading more from the author.

This was an excellent read that kept me guessing till the very end. I actually couldn't put it down and had to finish it before I went to sleep.

This book was a gripping and thrilling read. A journey of grief, growth and some breath taking twists and turns! Excellent plot twists I didn’t see coming and I can assure you his book won’t leave you disappointed!

This is a book you simply can't put down. Maggie wakes from a coma to discover her daughter is dead and her husband has disappeared. He also sold their house without her knowledge so she has nowhere to live when she leaves hospital. The story follows Maggie's attempt to remember what happened on the day of the accident. Full of twists and turns to the end. I loved it.

The Day of the Accident is a psychological thriller that wants to be read in a single sitting.

Maggie wakes up from a coma to find out her daughter is dead, she may be responsible for this and she cannot remember what happened. There are so many layers to this story, the reader is unsure which of the characters can be trusted, what is the truth and just when you think you have got it, there is another layer to unravel,
And on top of that the book is well written, tugs at the readers heartstrings with emotion and sets the pulse racing with intrigue. It is fast paced and hard to put down.

I received a copy of the novel from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

The story opens with Maggie coming round from a coma following a car accident, and discovering that her daughter Elspeth, has tragically drowned.
With her husband Neil having gone missing, Maggie desperately tries to find him, and is unable to believe that her daughter isn’t still alive.
You become absorbed in this compelling story from the very beginning as Maggie tries to come to terms with her future. Unable to believe that her daughter has gone, she begins searching for her. It is a compellingly emotional story. Maggie’s confusion and trauma graphically described, hauntingly chilling and dark in places. Part of the story is told by a child, and you are uncertain who it is, but all is revealed in a tense, dramatic and thrilling ending, which is definitely unexpected.
A book I definitely recommend, and will be watching out for more books from this author.

<B> Mood: Absorbing, emotionally draining with a huge twist in the end.
Aftereffects: Sitting in silence with your head in your hands, forcing yourself into acceptance. </B>

This book is not one you can simply put down. It's engaging and spikes your curiosity from page one. The mystery will pinch you until it's solved and you can't wait to get to the end- in a good way.
Still, what seemed to be a good build-up for about 65% of the book, suddenly sped up like crazy till the end. In the last quarter of the book, events were too past to emotionally process for me. The intense and emotionally draining pace towards the end left things feeling incomplete and ever so slightly incredulous. But, even as it felt like it, there were nothing glaringly unbelievable, just the extent to which one could go to feed their ego and subsequently to quench their guilt.
In a distorted and warped way, this story is about three generations of women, each troubled by their own demons: one to validate her standing in society, one to cope with the loss of her child and one craving for a loving home never realised.
What I love about books of this genre (part psychological thriller, part literary fiction) are that there's a foreboding mystery coupled with glimpses into the life and the emotions of the characters. You really get to know them. The book allowed us well into the minds of our protagonist Maggie and her daughter, but not "Freya" as much as I would have liked. It all ran too quickly in the end.
<B> While I was reading: </B> <I> Great way to spend an overcast weekend </I>