The captivating new novel from the author of the explosive Sunday Times bestseller, THE PUSH 'Spellbinding, a shimmering, visceral ride through the dark side of family' LISA JEWELL 'I absolutely loved this book' MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER 'A beautifully observed exploration of what it means to be a woman' SARAH PEARSE 'Deeply thrilling and provocative . . a truly masterful novel' NITA PROSE 'Thought-provoking and gripping, this is worthy of all the praise coming its way' HEAT, Book of the Week The whispers stared long before the accident on Harlow Street . . . Was it at the party, when Whitney screamed blue murder at her son? Or after neighbour Blair started prowling Whitney's house, uninvited? Or once Rebecca and Ben's childlessness finally puts a crack in their marriage? But on the terrible night of the accident, the whispers grow louder, more insistent. Neighbours gather round. Questions are asked. Secrets are spilled. And the gloss on everything begins to rub off. Everyone is drawn into the darkness. Because there's no smoke without fire. No friendship without envy. And no lie that does not conceal a devastating truth . . .