Synopsis
Tacita is pretending to ignore her husband’s affair.
Stella can’t imagine wanting any more than she has.
Theresa is determined to stay so busy, she won’t have time to feel guilty.
Zeki hopes no-one will find out what he’s up to.
Jonathan imagined the family running through the woods in their wellies – not the solitary bottles of whisky on the commuter train.
And Sheila, a widower, mother and grandmother has disappeared.
‘If only people were more honest about themselves and the people around them.’
In a small English town, everyone is struggling to be the person they think they should be: casting spells, making justifications, willingly deluded.
But sometimes the pressure of being the perfect - or not perfect, just good - wife, husband, lover, mother or daughter, is overwhelming.
Everyone needs to find an outlet.
Sometimes it’s easier to be honest with strangers.
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About the Author
Rachel Heath was born in Bristol in 1968. She worked as an editor in publishing, and then as a literary consultant for television and as a reader before writing her first book. Her first novel,The Finest Type of English Womanhood, was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2009 and for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award 2010. She is also a contributor to the short story anthology, The Best Little Book Club in Town. She has three children, and lives in Bath.
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