Separation

by Sally Emerson

A compelling and moving novel set in London about the pain of being separated from the children you love. Amanda is a high-flying management consultant with a loving and eccentric husband. Kate is her new baby and Sarah her mysterious nanny. And Alice is the child who lives by the river on the other side of London and who has recently developed a taste for fairy tales because everyone, in the end, gets exactly what they deserve. As the novel moves towards its unexpected and shocking finale, the story wittily explores the dilemmas and sexual temptations of new parenthood and the zestful power of apparently vulnerable babies and children.'Devastating... A novel which demands to be read in one sitting' - The Sunday Telegraph'Thoroughly gripping... poignant, absorbing and terribly heart-rending' – The Scotsman'Emerson's accomplished thriller is mesmerizingly unpredictable, with a truly sensational shock ending... The nail-biting plot is skilfully interwoven with observations about motherhood and career conflict, the passionate bond between parent and offspring and the pain endured by a child of a broken marriage.' – The Daily Mail

Genres: Fiction

Kindle Edition

Published August 5, 2021

About the author

Sally Emerson is the award-winning authors of novels including Heat, Separation and Second Sight and an anthologist of poetry and prose. She lives in London. Her website is www.sallyemerson.com.

Reviews

[Emma North]

A great book story about a mother separated from her daughter.

A great read, definitely recommend to everyone to read.