Doting wife, devoted husband, cherished child. Merry, Sam, and Conor are the perfect family in the perfect place. Merry adores the domestic life: baking, gardening, caring for her infant son. Sam, formerly an academic, is pursuing a new career as a filmmaker. Sometimes they can hardly believe how lucky they are. What perfect new lives they've built.
When Merry's childhood friend Frank visits their Swedish paradise, she immediately becomes part of the family. She bonds with Conor. And with Sam. She befriends the neighbors, and even finds herself embracing the domesticity she's always seemed to scorn.
All their lives, Frank and Merry have been more like sisters than best friends. And that's why Frank soon sees the things others might miss. Treacherous things, which are almost impossible to believe when looking at this perfect family. But Frank, of all people, knows that the truth is rarely what you want the world to see.
My Review:
4 Stars
I've been drawn to the domestic drama mysteries lately. So this book seemed right up my alley. It was a very intriguing story and an inside look at what can happen when you mix friendships with marriage.
Merry has a great life. She lives in a remote part of Sweden with her husband and young son. Has a lavish garden that helps to sustain them through the long winter months and enough chores to keep her going right until its time to go to bed. The question is...is she happy?
Frank has a beyond comfortable lifestyle. Jet setting all over the world, she's made herself as successful as her parent's weren't. Her one concern in life has always been Merry. Sister by fate, they've always been as close as close can be. Is their relationship really what it seems though? And how far would each woman go if they thought the other was truly unhappy?
An all around interesting story. Could have been a little more faced paced, but that's just my taste. The characters were great. Well developed, thought out and relate-able.
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