by S. J. Watson
First published 2016
Julia has everything she thought she wanted: a loving husband, a child, a stable home. But she finds herself drawn into an increasingly dangerous fixation on someone she barely knows. What begins as harmless curiosity transforms into something far more consuming. Julia tells herself she remains in control of her actions and choices, yet each decision pulls her further from the life she has built. She maintains her role as wife and mother while secretly pursuing this other existence. The two worlds she inhabits grow more incompatible by the day. Julia faces an impossible choice between the security of her established life and the magnetic pull of her obsession. Her attempts to balance both threaten to destroy everything she holds dear.
Genres: domestic-fiction, suspense, contemporary, psychological-thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: psychological-suspense, unreliable-narrator
448 pages · Paperback · Corgi Books
Content warnings: anxiety, depression, mental-illness