Dimensions
130 x 200 x 24mm
Shortlisted for 2017 Ned Kelly Award. Two families must grapple with the tragic fallout of cyberbullying. 'A chilling novel of our time, with a truly shocking twist' Australian Women's Weekly Blogger Lizzy's life is buzzing, happy, normal.Two gorgeous children, a handsome husband, destiny under control. For her real-lifealter-ego Beth, things are unravelling. Tensions simmer with her husband,mother-in-law, her own mother. Her daughters, once the objects ofher existence, have moved into teenage-hood - their lives increasingly mysterious to her.Relocating from the US to Newcastle, she feels more distant than ever. Then a schoolmate is callously bullied and the finger of blame pointed at one of Beth's girls. As a child lies suspended between life and death, twofamilies are forced to question everything they believed about their children, and the answersare terrifying.This is a novel that grapples with modern-day spectresof selfies, selfishness and cyberbullying. It plays with our fears ofparenting, social media and queen bees, and it asks the question: how wellcan you know your child in the digital age?A potent story with shades of The Party and Mary Kubica.
