Blythe Connor is determined that she will be the warm, loving mother to her daughter Violet that she herself never had. But from the moment Violet is born, Blythe senses something is wrong – a nagging feeling she can’t shake, and no one else seems to see.
As Violet grows, Blythe’s husband Fox sees a perfectly behaved daughter, while Blythe sees a chilling darkness. When their son Sam is born and Violet’s behaviour spirals into tragedy, Blythe is torn between protecting the truth and her own sanity.
A generation-spanning novel about the dark side of motherhood, and a mother’s deepest fear: that there is something wrong with her child.
