Dimensions
153 x 234 x 34mm
A wonderful novel that explores the boundaries of love and the balance between security and freedom . . .
The dark-eyed girls. Three young girls, so different, yet inseparable friends. "Blood sisters," says Liv. Growing up through the 1970s, Liv, Rachel and Katherine have to come to terms with the harsh realities of life and relationships.
Sweet, gentle Liv, seeking perfect love, marries the man of her dreams, who turns out to be a dangerously unstable character, crushing the life out of her. Cynical, pragmatic Katherine, who throws herself into her career in order to avoid dependency and domesticity, embarks upon a risky affair and realises that she is becoming enmeshed in the very dependence she has fought to avoid. And Rachel, dearly-loved Rachel who wants of nothing throughout her young life, marries against her parents' will.
Rachel, pregnant with her first child, suddenly calls her two friends in desperation, begging that they come to her immediately. But Liv can think only of the man she loves and Katherine is preoccupied by her new life in London. They aren't there for Rachel when she needs them most and the tragic consequences will haunt them . . .
The ties that bind Liv and Katherine seem to be weakening with every day that passes. But as Katherine uncovers the awful truth, and Liv begins to put together the pieces of her shattered life, their friendship is reaffirmed and their lives move forward with dark-eyed girls of their own.
