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I'm a fan of Sally Hepworth’s novels. In this one, Pippa looks out her window and sees a woman standing at the edge of a cliff where people have been known to jump to their deaths. While Pippa calls the police, her husband Gabe goes out to see if he can calm the stranger. Something strikes Pippa as odd in how her husband holds out his hands when the woman drops to her death, but she doesn't mention it to the police. I kept reading to find out if her husband had pushed the woman and I wondered if Pippa would tell the police what she saw. The author is so skilled at writing about relationships and the complex nature of marriages. I loved how she drew us into the characters’ lives and felt as if I was living in a house at the edge of a cliff, holding my breath, not sure what would happen next. My only negative comment is I thought the pace slowed with “Then” and “Now” chapters and "Before" and "After." We’d just get going chasing the story question and “then” we’d go into what felt like a slower backstory chapter. But I can see why the author wrote it that way. A great ending and I loved the book!

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