First published 2002
Mrs Munro feels nothing but joy when she learns her son will finally wed. After years of waiting, she can picture grandchildren and family gatherings around her table. Then she meets Margaret, the bride-to-be, and everything changes. Margaret despises the man she plans to marry. She smiles and plays her part, but Mrs Munro sees through the performance. Something terrible lurks in Margaret's past, something that twisted her into a woman who can hate the person she will promise to love. Mrs Munro watches helplessly as her son walks toward a marriage built on deception. She must decide whether to expose Margaret's secret or let her child discover the truth after the wedding. The old woman faces an impossible choice between protecting her son and destroying his happiness.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, 20th-century, mystery, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: secrets, unreliable-narrator
Paperback · House of Stratus Ltd