An unexpectedly great story

Loved the narration, a great story with twists and turns that was engrossing. Unexpected ending. Will be looking forward to more books by this author.

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Nicola's narration is so charming!

I will be honest, the moment I saw Nicola Coughlan was the narrator, I instantly chose this as my next listen and as always she absolutely smashed it!
The story is an easy listen, a smidge slow at times but overall worth the listen! Also the ending is great. Some parts of the story don't always go where you expect and that was surprisingly refreshing ❤️

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Nicola shines through

Abigail Sinclaire really can't catch a break, but does she really want to?
Abbie seems perfectly content to be the ring in of her upper-class social group, but secretly knows, one word from her best friend, Hetty, would see her banished from everything and everyone she's known since the first fateful day Hetty asked her to join her for a cigarette. And now Hetty is dead.

While Hetty and Adam, even Max, are detestable characters, Abbie's lack of a backbone or self worth make her hard to cheer for, with only the slightest defrosting towards her character occurring when she meets Penny, a woman who finally sees Abbie's for who she is.

The book is a little slow and frustrating, but the ending was a great surprise, and made the read worth it.
Nicola Coughlan shines as it's narrator, with perfect accents and the greatest use of vulnerability, spite and class.

While it's not a book I'm likely to read again, it was a nice distraction while I wait for the next book in a series I'm reading to be released.

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Not just a good story, beautifully told with engaging narration.

The voice of the narrator kept me listening as this beautifully crafted story unfolded. I'm a new fan of this writer.

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Aren’t we lucky

Relatable, well told and executed. Believable characters and brilliantly narrated. I would recommend this book to everyone, thoroughly enjoyable!

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I will listen to anything narrated by Nicola Coughlan and this was another cracker of a book

The book is told from the point of view of Abbie, a regular girl who falls in with a posh crowd at University in Scotland. The story goes backwards and forwards in time from the present, aged 40 to various points in their past from 18 onwards. Abbie’s best friend is Hattie, whose funeral the friends gather at. Hattie life appears to be struggle after struggle while her friends, with the help of their trust funds have landed on much more solid ground.

It isn’t a cheerful book at all and I would find myself pondering the characters between listens which is always a good sign. I didn’t predict where is was heading but did feel satisfied with the outcome. Nicola Coughlan does an excellent job reading the book, as she always does. She is really great at portraying all the different characters and accents.

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Brilliant

what an interesting story. It was written differently,I enjoyed the process, the undoing of the truth. I was amazed at the twists in the plot. A very interesting book.

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Fantastic!

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Great character building, great narration and i loved that her cast start at age 40 and then go back to younger years. The story is told so well. I want another book please Sarah Forbes Stewart.

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Subtle and intriguing

The quiet clever buildup of the characters was excellent - bravo, well done. I was completely ensnared.

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Great narrator

Really enjoyed the whole story and the narrator made all the characters come alive. Well done

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