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Blame
'I am here because they suspect me of something. I am here because I am a suspect. I know that, she knows that. Everyone knows that.' Anna
'It wasn't my fault. None of this is my fault!' Caro
Caro and Anna are best friends... they were best friends. Over a decade, Caro and Anna have bonded while raising their daughters, two little girls the same age but living two very different lives. The women have supported each other as they have shared the joys and trials of motherhood, but now everything has changed.
There's been a terrible car accident, an unimaginable tragedy that leaves both families devastated. Over two days as Caro and Anna each detail their own versions of events, they are forced to reveal hidden truths and closely guarded secrets.
The complicated lives of wives and mothers are laid bare as both women come to realise that even best friends don't tell each other everything. And when hearts are broken, even best friends need someone to blame.
A hard- hitting, provocative and gripping read from the queen of white-knuckle suspense and searing family drama.
'If you love writers such as Jodi Picoult, Nicole may just be your cup of tea.' The Hoopla
'It wasn't my fault. None of this is my fault!' Caro
Caro and Anna are best friends... they were best friends. Over a decade, Caro and Anna have bonded while raising their daughters, two little girls the same age but living two very different lives. The women have supported each other as they have shared the joys and trials of motherhood, but now everything has changed.
There's been a terrible car accident, an unimaginable tragedy that leaves both families devastated. Over two days as Caro and Anna each detail their own versions of events, they are forced to reveal hidden truths and closely guarded secrets.
The complicated lives of wives and mothers are laid bare as both women come to realise that even best friends don't tell each other everything. And when hearts are broken, even best friends need someone to blame.
A hard- hitting, provocative and gripping read from the queen of white-knuckle suspense and searing family drama.
'If you love writers such as Jodi Picoult, Nicole may just be your cup of tea.' The Hoopla
320 pages, Paperback
First published June 22, 2016
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About the author
Nicole Trope
43 books1,892 followersNicole Trope writes psychological thrillers about families in crisis and the secrets we keep from ourselves and others. She has always been fascinated by the stories behind the headlines and published her first novel in 2012. In 2026 she will publish her 20th novel with Bookouture. She is a USA Today and Amazon bestseller in the USA, UK, AUS, Canada and Germany. Her books have been translated into German, Italian, Polish, Hungarian and French and Japanese.
She lives in Sydney with her husband and three children
Current Publication: The Therapist-July 31st 2025
Next Publication: What Have You Done?-October 17th 2025
She lives in Sydney with her husband and three children
Current Publication: The Therapist-July 31st 2025
Next Publication: What Have You Done?-October 17th 2025
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October 22, 2016
Blame centres on how a moment in time can change our life forever. We don’t see that moment coming but we can never undo it.
There has been a tragic accident that involves best friends, Anna and Caro.
They both tell their stories in separate police interviews – not just the night of the accident but their own personal stories. The two stories are very different and have inconsistencies but who is telling the truth?
”I know that what I’m saying is strange, that you can’t understand it, but let me explain, let me keep explaining, and then it will be your job to figure out who is telling the truth – me or Anna.”
So we get two heart-wrenching stories, one from a mother at breaking point the other from an alcoholic. I know that one of them is lying as I pick up inconsistencies in her interview. But is it only her or are they both lying and the other is just better at it?
Both characters are unlikeable to begin with but one I came to warm to as the story evolved.
Although there were no ‘shocking’ surprises this was a great contemporary drama, easy reading and had me glued to the pages until the very end.
With my thanks to Allen & Unwin via Netgalley for my copy to read.
There has been a tragic accident that involves best friends, Anna and Caro.
They both tell their stories in separate police interviews – not just the night of the accident but their own personal stories. The two stories are very different and have inconsistencies but who is telling the truth?
”I know that what I’m saying is strange, that you can’t understand it, but let me explain, let me keep explaining, and then it will be your job to figure out who is telling the truth – me or Anna.”
So we get two heart-wrenching stories, one from a mother at breaking point the other from an alcoholic. I know that one of them is lying as I pick up inconsistencies in her interview. But is it only her or are they both lying and the other is just better at it?
Both characters are unlikeable to begin with but one I came to warm to as the story evolved.
Although there were no ‘shocking’ surprises this was a great contemporary drama, easy reading and had me glued to the pages until the very end.
With my thanks to Allen & Unwin via Netgalley for my copy to read.
September 21, 2016
Honestly I just really love supporting Australian women writers. This author has piqued my interest for a while now, and thanks to my favourite group here on GR, I received my copy of this from my friend Brenda at our latest swap meet. Thank you Brenda.
I’m keen to read Hush, Little Bird, but did get my hands on this one first via my awesome group of real life book friends. I liked this novel a lot for its contemporary issues and most important themes. I was keenly interested to see what would amount to at the end, I was lacking a little, somewhere. Possibly it was due to the normal human nature-ish tendency of 'self first' behaviour.
Anna and Caro meet at a crucial time, as first time parents as their baby girls are 10 months old. Here is where the similarity ends. One of the girls is severely autistic, portrayed brilliantly I might add and the writing excellent, and one of the mums is severely alcohol dependant. Redemption? Yes. Forgiveness? Yes. Perhaps most importantly, both sides learnt from their many errors. I cannot judge these mums, who has walked in these shoes?? I hope others don’t, and am very glad the author has raised these real issues. It’s simply too hard for some mums (and dads).
I enjoyed this believable tale, contemporary and real. 3.5 stars. Cannot wait to read Hush Little Bird. I think good things are in store, I for one can't wait.
Mums would like this tale, perhaps ones that struggle with bits and pieces from a parenting perspective, judgements aside.
I’m keen to read Hush, Little Bird, but did get my hands on this one first via my awesome group of real life book friends. I liked this novel a lot for its contemporary issues and most important themes. I was keenly interested to see what would amount to at the end, I was lacking a little, somewhere. Possibly it was due to the normal human nature-ish tendency of 'self first' behaviour.
Anna and Caro meet at a crucial time, as first time parents as their baby girls are 10 months old. Here is where the similarity ends. One of the girls is severely autistic, portrayed brilliantly I might add and the writing excellent, and one of the mums is severely alcohol dependant. Redemption? Yes. Forgiveness? Yes. Perhaps most importantly, both sides learnt from their many errors. I cannot judge these mums, who has walked in these shoes?? I hope others don’t, and am very glad the author has raised these real issues. It’s simply too hard for some mums (and dads).
I enjoyed this believable tale, contemporary and real. 3.5 stars. Cannot wait to read Hush Little Bird. I think good things are in store, I for one can't wait.
Mums would like this tale, perhaps ones that struggle with bits and pieces from a parenting perspective, judgements aside.
February 5, 2017
Since they met when their girls were twelve months old, Anna and Caro have been best friends. That is until the day there is a fatal accident and relationships are torn apart. Both Caro and Anna end up at the police station trying to explain what happened on that fateful day Anna’s eleven year old daughter died. It is as they tell their stories in alternating chapters that the reader learns about the friendship of the two women, the heartbreak that defines Caro’s life so that she depends on alcohol, and Anna’s struggles of raising a severely autistic child like Maya.
This situation of dealing with such a severely autistic child without the power of speech except for screams, was at the forefront of my mind recently after witnessing the stress and strain on a young mother and grandmother trying to deal with such a situation. It wasn’t just the child’s relatives that ended up in tears that day. So I was easily swept into the story of Anna and her dealings with Maya and the difficulties Anna faced mentally, emotionally and physically. The writing is clear and takes the reader right inside the scene as the detectives try to get to the bottom of what happened, because the stories Anna and Caro tell do not match up. Who is telling the truth about what happened?
I found this very readable and it certainly kept me interested. My two biggest problems were the concept that it would take so long to get results from blood tests back to determine if Caro was over the blood alcohol limit. Given the circumstances I would have thought this could have been expedited. But I can only assume the author checked her facts on this. I also found the liberal use of the f word wearing, more so because it seems to give the assumption that everyone uses it. Some of us don’t and get so tired of reading it in current fiction. Those two points aside I found this an involving read. I am sure it is a story that will get a lot of people in. The characters are well drawn and the story has an authentic feel. Hopefully it is a book that will give each of us a better understanding of the lives of desperation some people live and be ready to help if possible rather than judge them.
This situation of dealing with such a severely autistic child without the power of speech except for screams, was at the forefront of my mind recently after witnessing the stress and strain on a young mother and grandmother trying to deal with such a situation. It wasn’t just the child’s relatives that ended up in tears that day. So I was easily swept into the story of Anna and her dealings with Maya and the difficulties Anna faced mentally, emotionally and physically. The writing is clear and takes the reader right inside the scene as the detectives try to get to the bottom of what happened, because the stories Anna and Caro tell do not match up. Who is telling the truth about what happened?
I found this very readable and it certainly kept me interested. My two biggest problems were the concept that it would take so long to get results from blood tests back to determine if Caro was over the blood alcohol limit. Given the circumstances I would have thought this could have been expedited. But I can only assume the author checked her facts on this. I also found the liberal use of the f word wearing, more so because it seems to give the assumption that everyone uses it. Some of us don’t and get so tired of reading it in current fiction. Those two points aside I found this an involving read. I am sure it is a story that will get a lot of people in. The characters are well drawn and the story has an authentic feel. Hopefully it is a book that will give each of us a better understanding of the lives of desperation some people live and be ready to help if possible rather than judge them.
December 24, 2017
EXCERPT: You're not supposed to bury your child. . . . . And when you do, it feels. . . it feels like one of those movies where the characters realise they're about to die because a tsunami is on the way and there's nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. It feels like it is literally the end of the world (and) you're not supposed to survive the end of the world.
THE BLURB: 'I am here because they suspect me of something. I am here because I am a suspect. I know that, she knows that. Everyone knows that.' Anna
'It wasn't my fault. None of this is my fault!' Caro
Caro and Anna are best friends... they were best friends. Over a decade, Caro and Anna have bonded while raising their daughters, two little girls the same age but living two very different lives. The women have supported each other as they have shared the joys and trials of motherhood, but now everything has changed.
There's been a terrible car accident, an unimaginable tragedy that leaves both families devastated. Over two days as Caro and Anna each detail their own versions of events, they are forced to reveal hidden truths and closely guarded secrets.
The complicated lives of wives and mothers are laid bare as both women come to realise that even best friends don't tell each other everything. And when hearts are broken, even best friends need someone to blame.
A hard- hitting, provocative and gripping read from the queen of white-knuckle suspense and searing family drama.
MY THOUGHTS: This was a heart-wrenching read. At first it all seemed so simple. Caro, driving drunk, has run over and killed her best friend Anna's daughter Maya. An open and shut case? Not quite.
Trope does a wonderful job telling each woman’s story, interweaving them, entangling the story lines and emotional responses. I became so heavily invested in Blame that I read it in one sitting, then sat stunned. Even thinking about it now, some months later, I can feel my pulse quicken and my chest tighten. Nicole Trope is an author to follow.
4.5 shimmering stars
Thank you to Allen & Unwin via Netgalley for providing a digital copy of Blame by Nicole Trope for review. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions. Please refer to my Goodreads.com profile page or the 'about' page on sandysbookaday.wordpress.com for an explanation of my rating system. This review and others are also published on my blog sandysbookaday.wordpress.com https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
THE BLURB: 'I am here because they suspect me of something. I am here because I am a suspect. I know that, she knows that. Everyone knows that.' Anna
'It wasn't my fault. None of this is my fault!' Caro
Caro and Anna are best friends... they were best friends. Over a decade, Caro and Anna have bonded while raising their daughters, two little girls the same age but living two very different lives. The women have supported each other as they have shared the joys and trials of motherhood, but now everything has changed.
There's been a terrible car accident, an unimaginable tragedy that leaves both families devastated. Over two days as Caro and Anna each detail their own versions of events, they are forced to reveal hidden truths and closely guarded secrets.
The complicated lives of wives and mothers are laid bare as both women come to realise that even best friends don't tell each other everything. And when hearts are broken, even best friends need someone to blame.
A hard- hitting, provocative and gripping read from the queen of white-knuckle suspense and searing family drama.
MY THOUGHTS: This was a heart-wrenching read. At first it all seemed so simple. Caro, driving drunk, has run over and killed her best friend Anna's daughter Maya. An open and shut case? Not quite.
Trope does a wonderful job telling each woman’s story, interweaving them, entangling the story lines and emotional responses. I became so heavily invested in Blame that I read it in one sitting, then sat stunned. Even thinking about it now, some months later, I can feel my pulse quicken and my chest tighten. Nicole Trope is an author to follow.
4.5 shimmering stars
Thank you to Allen & Unwin via Netgalley for providing a digital copy of Blame by Nicole Trope for review. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions. Please refer to my Goodreads.com profile page or the 'about' page on sandysbookaday.wordpress.com for an explanation of my rating system. This review and others are also published on my blog sandysbookaday.wordpress.com https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
July 22, 2016
Gosh, what a story! I found this very difficult to put down. The story is told from the points of view of two best friends recounting to the police how an accident occurred. Sometimes I felt it was a little repetitive, though overall I really enjoyed the book. It was highly emotional and I felt for both the characters.
This was the first Nicole Trope book I have read and I look forward to reading more. My rating is closer to 4.5 stars.
This was the first Nicole Trope book I have read and I look forward to reading more. My rating is closer to 4.5 stars.
August 2, 2016
In this sixth novel by one of our very own queen of psychological family drama, Nicole Trope brings to life what it’s like to walk in the shoes of two tormented women for a while, masterfully creating a narrative of unexpressed despair and hopelessness.
As the blurb alludes to, there has been a tragic accident and best friends, Caro and Anna are brought in for questioning. Over the next two days and, told in alternating chapters, these two women will lay bare their souls as they are interrogated by detectives in a bid to find out exactly what happened. But who is telling the truth? And who is going to take the blame!
A reader tends to be moved by a story when they feel that they are living in the world of that story, allowing them to experience the character’s struggle and, it’s the mark of a good author if they can extract a range of emotions and feelings from me. Nicole Trope did just that, evoking a mixture of sympathy, disbelief, antipathy, doubt, contempt and exasperation in me for both Caro and Anna who are seriously flawed human beings.
Although I didn’t particularly like Caro, I had even more disregard for Anna and felt that she wasn’t deserving of my empathy – even though, at times, I found myself floundering between kinship, sheer frustration and anger at the resentment and bitterness that she displays. Her bemoaning in particular is hard to swallow but really, what do I know? I’ve not had to live her life so who am I to judge!
It’s a book I was totally absorbed in, despite my inner storm, and I was in awe of the way Nicole manipulates tension, keeping her plot tight and the reader engaged by exacerbating the internal conflict with the external.
Nicole touches on mental health issues triggered by a variety of other historical situations the characters found themselves facing, including the stillbirth of a child (I only mention this as a subtle warning to those who have lived and currently live with the loss of a baby), as well as a severe case of autism which in turn leads us into the territory of alcoholism and its effects, not only on the person affected but also their family and friends.
A compelling psychological drama about best friends caught between family and friendship, envy, truth and lies and what happens when the lies begin to unravel, Blame shifts between sheer anguish and an uneasy mystery, is brutally honest, thought-provoking and somewhat disquieting. Do yourself a favour and put it on your reading list.
As the blurb alludes to, there has been a tragic accident and best friends, Caro and Anna are brought in for questioning. Over the next two days and, told in alternating chapters, these two women will lay bare their souls as they are interrogated by detectives in a bid to find out exactly what happened. But who is telling the truth? And who is going to take the blame!
A reader tends to be moved by a story when they feel that they are living in the world of that story, allowing them to experience the character’s struggle and, it’s the mark of a good author if they can extract a range of emotions and feelings from me. Nicole Trope did just that, evoking a mixture of sympathy, disbelief, antipathy, doubt, contempt and exasperation in me for both Caro and Anna who are seriously flawed human beings.
Although I didn’t particularly like Caro, I had even more disregard for Anna and felt that she wasn’t deserving of my empathy – even though, at times, I found myself floundering between kinship, sheer frustration and anger at the resentment and bitterness that she displays. Her bemoaning in particular is hard to swallow but really, what do I know? I’ve not had to live her life so who am I to judge!
It’s a book I was totally absorbed in, despite my inner storm, and I was in awe of the way Nicole manipulates tension, keeping her plot tight and the reader engaged by exacerbating the internal conflict with the external.
Nicole touches on mental health issues triggered by a variety of other historical situations the characters found themselves facing, including the stillbirth of a child (I only mention this as a subtle warning to those who have lived and currently live with the loss of a baby), as well as a severe case of autism which in turn leads us into the territory of alcoholism and its effects, not only on the person affected but also their family and friends.
A compelling psychological drama about best friends caught between family and friendship, envy, truth and lies and what happens when the lies begin to unravel, Blame shifts between sheer anguish and an uneasy mystery, is brutally honest, thought-provoking and somewhat disquieting. Do yourself a favour and put it on your reading list.
June 14, 2016
Maya was severely autistic; Anna’s days were filled with a routine she tried to keep to but when something set Maya off, there was no controlling her – hours of screaming, kicking, biting – Anna wondered if their lives would be this way forever.
Anna met Caro when both Maya and Caro’s daughter Lex were twelve months old. The quiet desperation which it seemed only Caro noticed meant the caring and attention Caro displayed set her apart from every other criticising parent in the doctor’s waiting room. Anna and Caro were best friends from that day forward. Maya was a toddler before she was finally diagnosed with the condition – Anna only felt relief at finally understanding what was wrong with her and Keith’s little girl. But understanding didn’t seem to make it any easier…
Ten years later and Maya and Lex were both eleven years old. Caro had stopped bringing Lex with her when she visited Anna and Maya – the time Maya had viciously attacked Lex meant she now left her with husband Geoff. But she still visited Anna – Caro was a supportive and caring woman; Anna knew she couldn’t do without her calm sanity. But when tragedy struck, bringing both families to their knees, that strong friendship was broken.
As both Caro and Anna spent hour after torturous hour in the police station – in different rooms; with different detectives – they tried to explain what had happened. But were they telling the truth? What were the secrets that had been hidden deeply; secrets the ex-friends hadn’t known about each other? And who was to blame?
Blame is another gripping psychological drama by Aussie author Nicole Trope; intense, shattering, emotional and heartbreaking, I couldn’t imagine how difficult Anna’s life would be. The book is set over two days with the back story set into the minute by minute investigation. A traumatic experience, relived and drawn out by two women whose lives had shattered around them. I loved Trope’s previous book, Hush, Little Bird – it was exceptional; but I felt this one wasn’t quite in the same league. That said, I have no hesitation in highly recommending Blame to all fans of the genre.
With thanks to Allen & Unwin and NetGalley for this copy to read in exchange for my honest review.
Anna met Caro when both Maya and Caro’s daughter Lex were twelve months old. The quiet desperation which it seemed only Caro noticed meant the caring and attention Caro displayed set her apart from every other criticising parent in the doctor’s waiting room. Anna and Caro were best friends from that day forward. Maya was a toddler before she was finally diagnosed with the condition – Anna only felt relief at finally understanding what was wrong with her and Keith’s little girl. But understanding didn’t seem to make it any easier…
Ten years later and Maya and Lex were both eleven years old. Caro had stopped bringing Lex with her when she visited Anna and Maya – the time Maya had viciously attacked Lex meant she now left her with husband Geoff. But she still visited Anna – Caro was a supportive and caring woman; Anna knew she couldn’t do without her calm sanity. But when tragedy struck, bringing both families to their knees, that strong friendship was broken.
As both Caro and Anna spent hour after torturous hour in the police station – in different rooms; with different detectives – they tried to explain what had happened. But were they telling the truth? What were the secrets that had been hidden deeply; secrets the ex-friends hadn’t known about each other? And who was to blame?
Blame is another gripping psychological drama by Aussie author Nicole Trope; intense, shattering, emotional and heartbreaking, I couldn’t imagine how difficult Anna’s life would be. The book is set over two days with the back story set into the minute by minute investigation. A traumatic experience, relived and drawn out by two women whose lives had shattered around them. I loved Trope’s previous book, Hush, Little Bird – it was exceptional; but I felt this one wasn’t quite in the same league. That said, I have no hesitation in highly recommending Blame to all fans of the genre.
With thanks to Allen & Unwin and NetGalley for this copy to read in exchange for my honest review.
August 8, 2025
~3.5~
Blame is not a mystery or novel of suspense. I shelved it under "psych-thriller," but that label doesn't quite fit either.
This is a book about friendship and motherhood; a book that speaks to guilt, addiction, loss, and shame.
Anna's daughter Maya is severely autistic, not "quirky and socially awkward" kind of autistic like my son, but full-on nonverbal, hitting, screaming, resisting everything and everyone.
One day, Anna, desperate and alone, calls her best friend, Caro, who has struggles of her own, asking for help.
What happens next changes both their lives.
The story begins with Anna and Caro being interviewed, separately, by the police about the accident that killed Maya.
Initially slow and pedantic, with numerous unnecessary details about the police officers and their lives (why did we need to know about the their looks, relationships, kids?), the story picked up eventually and ended on a poignant, thought-provoking note.
Neither woman was easy to like, particularly Anna (ESPECIALLY Anna), but that's what made them interesting.
Who's to blame? You be the judge.
Blame is not a mystery or novel of suspense. I shelved it under "psych-thriller," but that label doesn't quite fit either.
This is a book about friendship and motherhood; a book that speaks to guilt, addiction, loss, and shame.
Anna's daughter Maya is severely autistic, not "quirky and socially awkward" kind of autistic like my son, but full-on nonverbal, hitting, screaming, resisting everything and everyone.
One day, Anna, desperate and alone, calls her best friend, Caro, who has struggles of her own, asking for help.
What happens next changes both their lives.
The story begins with Anna and Caro being interviewed, separately, by the police about the accident that killed Maya.
Initially slow and pedantic, with numerous unnecessary details about the police officers and their lives (why did we need to know about the their looks, relationships, kids?), the story picked up eventually and ended on a poignant, thought-provoking note.
Neither woman was easy to like, particularly Anna (ESPECIALLY Anna), but that's what made them interesting.
Who's to blame? You be the judge.
August 6, 2019
This was another excellent audio book written by Nicole Trope and narrated by Susan Stafford.
I got hooked into this audio book very quickly. It was a gripping, suspenseful story with realistic characters, combined with lots of tense emotion, accusations, and personal suffering. And secrets, lots of secrets!
At first I wondered how the author was going to manage to write a full length novel based on only two days of interrogation of the two friends. The two friends are being questioned separately by two detectives each who are trying to get to the truth about what exactly happened that caused the accident that killed Anna's daughter, Maya. I needn't have worried. It flowed along easily and didn't become slow or drawn out at any point during the book. There was no break from the escalating suspense and it did not feel rushed, either. Very well done.
I have to commend Susan Stafford for doing another exceptional performance. She puts so much emotion and drama into the characters, adding to the increasing suspense and anxiety, and brings the characters into 3 dimensional, true to life people. I love listening to her.
This is the second book by Nicole Trope that I've listened to.
I liked the first one, Hush, Little Bird, also narrated by Susan Stafford a little better. But I highly recommend both, especially in audio book format, without pause.
I got hooked into this audio book very quickly. It was a gripping, suspenseful story with realistic characters, combined with lots of tense emotion, accusations, and personal suffering. And secrets, lots of secrets!
At first I wondered how the author was going to manage to write a full length novel based on only two days of interrogation of the two friends. The two friends are being questioned separately by two detectives each who are trying to get to the truth about what exactly happened that caused the accident that killed Anna's daughter, Maya. I needn't have worried. It flowed along easily and didn't become slow or drawn out at any point during the book. There was no break from the escalating suspense and it did not feel rushed, either. Very well done.
I have to commend Susan Stafford for doing another exceptional performance. She puts so much emotion and drama into the characters, adding to the increasing suspense and anxiety, and brings the characters into 3 dimensional, true to life people. I love listening to her.
This is the second book by Nicole Trope that I've listened to.
I liked the first one, Hush, Little Bird, also narrated by Susan Stafford a little better. But I highly recommend both, especially in audio book format, without pause.
July 6, 2016
The story starts when a terrible accident has already happened: Maya, Anna's daughter, was killed when Caro, Anna's best friend, run her over wth her car. They are both being interviewed by the police to gather all the information about the accident, because it was an accident, wasn't it?
They share not only details about that awful day, but they tell us their story since they've met: Anna and Maya have been friends for over ten years. Each of them have had their share of problems: Maya was autistic, so Anna's life has been chaotic since day one. She didn't speak, almost everything would trigger a screaming fit and she also hit and hurt Anna. Caro has a daughter, Lex, but she had a series of miscarriages and she seeked comfort in drinking and has become an alcoholic.
They share their stories with the detectives but have different opinions on what happened on Maya's last day. How far would they friendship go?
5 stars, it was awesome!
They share not only details about that awful day, but they tell us their story since they've met: Anna and Maya have been friends for over ten years. Each of them have had their share of problems: Maya was autistic, so Anna's life has been chaotic since day one. She didn't speak, almost everything would trigger a screaming fit and she also hit and hurt Anna. Caro has a daughter, Lex, but she had a series of miscarriages and she seeked comfort in drinking and has become an alcoholic.
They share their stories with the detectives but have different opinions on what happened on Maya's last day. How far would they friendship go?
5 stars, it was awesome!
July 6, 2020
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Blame follows the complicated lives of two friends and mothers, who are faced with the unthinkable following a tragic accident. A tangled suburban psychological drama, Blame looks at friendship, motherhood, parenting, mental illness, alcoholism and condemnation in this perceptive contemporary fiction title from Nicole Trope.
This is the story of best friends Anna and Caro, who find their friendship tested to its very limits. Over a period of ten years, Anna and Caro have weathered many parenting storms, but they have always been there for one another. They each have a daughter the same age, but these two girls are vastly different. Both have turned to each other during various points in their parenting lives, celebrating successes and consoling each other during the tough times. But when a tragic accident occurs, two families are ripped apart. As Anna and Caro relay their version of events that fateful day, their impression of what happened differs. As the police wade through the truth and lies, interesting facts come to light. What follows is a blame game, as each woman fights to protect their livelihood.
I have never been let down by a Nicole Trope novel, each and every one has been a gripping read from start to finish. Blame is the sixth novel by Australian author Nicole Trope, a specialist in the range of psychological based family dramas. Trope’s ability to zone in on relationships and common life problems is what makes her stories such compelling reads. Blame is no exception.
Blame is the type of novel that will either have you sitting on the fence (like me) or setting up camp with either Anna or Caro. I alternated my sympathies between both women until I gave up and decided I couldn’t assign the blame to either woman for the tragic accident that defines this novel. Trope’s writing is clever and balanced, offering an objective overview of both women and their flaws. Trope provides a coherent and convincing case for both women to take the blame, or to be admonished from their part in this accident. It certainly provided plenty of food for thought.
Both women are well rounded and carefully presented on the pages of this novel. The husband characters were less defined and I felt like I got to know them from a distance, as the prime focus of this story is on Anna and Caro, as well as their daughters. Through a shifting perspective point of view that moves back and forth to the past and present, we learn a great deal about the lives of the two female leads. There are lies, truths and secrets that come to light, along with more than a few twists along the way. Blame is intricately plotted, well written and topical.
In terms of topics, Trope interrogates a range of themes throughout the course of her novel. These include friendship, support, motherhood, parenting practices, marital relations, mental illness, alcoholism, loss, miscarriages and autism. Along with themes of justice, retribution, responsibility and acceptance, Blame has a lot of dark undertones, but it closes with a message of hope and reconciliation.
Blame is another heartbreaking and pulsating psychological fiction title from an author that is in tune with issues at the heart of families and everyday life. I highly recommend Blame to all readers.
Blame is book #76 of the 2020 Australian Women Writers Challenge
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Blame follows the complicated lives of two friends and mothers, who are faced with the unthinkable following a tragic accident. A tangled suburban psychological drama, Blame looks at friendship, motherhood, parenting, mental illness, alcoholism and condemnation in this perceptive contemporary fiction title from Nicole Trope.
This is the story of best friends Anna and Caro, who find their friendship tested to its very limits. Over a period of ten years, Anna and Caro have weathered many parenting storms, but they have always been there for one another. They each have a daughter the same age, but these two girls are vastly different. Both have turned to each other during various points in their parenting lives, celebrating successes and consoling each other during the tough times. But when a tragic accident occurs, two families are ripped apart. As Anna and Caro relay their version of events that fateful day, their impression of what happened differs. As the police wade through the truth and lies, interesting facts come to light. What follows is a blame game, as each woman fights to protect their livelihood.
I have never been let down by a Nicole Trope novel, each and every one has been a gripping read from start to finish. Blame is the sixth novel by Australian author Nicole Trope, a specialist in the range of psychological based family dramas. Trope’s ability to zone in on relationships and common life problems is what makes her stories such compelling reads. Blame is no exception.
Blame is the type of novel that will either have you sitting on the fence (like me) or setting up camp with either Anna or Caro. I alternated my sympathies between both women until I gave up and decided I couldn’t assign the blame to either woman for the tragic accident that defines this novel. Trope’s writing is clever and balanced, offering an objective overview of both women and their flaws. Trope provides a coherent and convincing case for both women to take the blame, or to be admonished from their part in this accident. It certainly provided plenty of food for thought.
Both women are well rounded and carefully presented on the pages of this novel. The husband characters were less defined and I felt like I got to know them from a distance, as the prime focus of this story is on Anna and Caro, as well as their daughters. Through a shifting perspective point of view that moves back and forth to the past and present, we learn a great deal about the lives of the two female leads. There are lies, truths and secrets that come to light, along with more than a few twists along the way. Blame is intricately plotted, well written and topical.
In terms of topics, Trope interrogates a range of themes throughout the course of her novel. These include friendship, support, motherhood, parenting practices, marital relations, mental illness, alcoholism, loss, miscarriages and autism. Along with themes of justice, retribution, responsibility and acceptance, Blame has a lot of dark undertones, but it closes with a message of hope and reconciliation.
Blame is another heartbreaking and pulsating psychological fiction title from an author that is in tune with issues at the heart of families and everyday life. I highly recommend Blame to all readers.
Blame is book #76 of the 2020 Australian Women Writers Challenge
August 29, 2016
There has been an accident,Two mothers lives are destroyed,Two families are torn apart.
Caro and Anna have been best friends for over a decade.They met and bonded at the baby clinic where they had both taken their baby daughters,two baby girls who were the same age but so very different.The two women have supported each other through the ups and downs of motherhood but now a tragic accident has occurred that has left both families devastated and torn the two friends apart.
The story is told in alternating chapters by Caro and Anna as they reveal their versions of what happened to the detectives who are investigating the accident.As each woman's story unfolds hidden secrets and lies are revealed.Who is telling the truth and who is just trying to pass the blame onto the other woman to save her own skin?.
Sometimes you read a book and feel sympathy for a character even though you know you shouldn't because of their actions.Both of the women in this book are in the wrong for one reason or another,reasons that are hard to go into without giving away too much of the story but I still couldn't help feeling sympathy for both of them for different reasons.
This is a very well written,gripping read,it's not fast paced but it does mess with your head as your feelings for each woman flip back and forth between trust and doubt as the story unfolds.It's very thought-provoking and quite sad at times,I thought it was a very good book although I did think that the ending was a bit too happily ever after especially after what one of the friends had put the other through throughout the book.
Many thanks to the publishers for a ARC of this book via netgalley
June 18, 2016
Anna and Caro met 12 years ago when their girls were 1 year old. Through out the years they have been there for each other but each has been going through they're own private hell. Anna has Maya, an autistic child on the most severe spectrum, and Caro has had multiple miscarriages.
Everything comes to a head one day when Anna asks Caro to come around and on arriving Caro accidently runs over Maya. But what really happened.....
I found this story a slow build. Set over a few days when the women are questioned at the local police station, there are flash backs to their relationship over the years.
It wasn't until I was quite into the story that I found it gripping and hard to put down. I can't begin to imagine the pain that both Anna or Caro have gone through in their lives but I felt it was portrayed so well. I have such empathy for them both.
Have only read one other previous book from the author which I loved, so it means I have a few to catch up on.
I certainly recommend ' Blame' and thank Netgalley and the Publisher for a copy to read and review.
Everything comes to a head one day when Anna asks Caro to come around and on arriving Caro accidently runs over Maya. But what really happened.....
I found this story a slow build. Set over a few days when the women are questioned at the local police station, there are flash backs to their relationship over the years.
It wasn't until I was quite into the story that I found it gripping and hard to put down. I can't begin to imagine the pain that both Anna or Caro have gone through in their lives but I felt it was portrayed so well. I have such empathy for them both.
Have only read one other previous book from the author which I loved, so it means I have a few to catch up on.
I certainly recommend ' Blame' and thank Netgalley and the Publisher for a copy to read and review.
July 4, 2016
The accident's already taken place when we meet Anna and Caro. It's a fortnight later and both women have been called to the local police station to give formal statements.
Motherhood has been a battle for Anna. Maya is severely autistic, doesn't speak and has become increasingly violent. She's only 12 but Anna feels like she's looking down the barrel of a gun.
Caro's daugter Lex is everything Anna wanted Maya to be. But Caro's suffered a number of miscarriages and her marriage is in trouble. She's started drinking heavily and even Lex is pushing her away.
The lives of Anna, Caro and their families are told through flashbacks during the interviews. Slowly Trope offers up glimpses of how they came to be sitting in a police station.
This book unfolds as a bit of a mystery but the underlying theme is very obviously one of blame. (And guilt.)
This is an enjoyable read, offering up some interesting insight and a twist or two; and Trope proves herself to consistently deliver thought-provoking fodder for her readers.
Read the full review on my website: http://www.debbish.com/books-literatu...
3.5 stars
Motherhood has been a battle for Anna. Maya is severely autistic, doesn't speak and has become increasingly violent. She's only 12 but Anna feels like she's looking down the barrel of a gun.
Caro's daugter Lex is everything Anna wanted Maya to be. But Caro's suffered a number of miscarriages and her marriage is in trouble. She's started drinking heavily and even Lex is pushing her away.
The lives of Anna, Caro and their families are told through flashbacks during the interviews. Slowly Trope offers up glimpses of how they came to be sitting in a police station.
This book unfolds as a bit of a mystery but the underlying theme is very obviously one of blame. (And guilt.)
This is an enjoyable read, offering up some interesting insight and a twist or two; and Trope proves herself to consistently deliver thought-provoking fodder for her readers.
Read the full review on my website: http://www.debbish.com/books-literatu...
3.5 stars
July 3, 2016
Two women, best friends, mothers, wives. Two very different lives. A dreadful accident. A dead child.
Most of the book is set in a police station where these two women are being interviewed as the police try to find out what happened and who is to blame. The narrative of the story alternates between Anna, who is the mother of the dead child, and Caro, her best friend. The author uses this to great effect as their lives are revealed. There are some really big issues in this book and they are all dealt with sensitively, ad I did feel an empathy with both women, despite some of the things that had happened. We see the impact of autism, infertility, alcoholism and damaged relationships. We learn about their sadness, their relationships but above all, their friendship. The alternating narrative could have been confusing but the author used it well - I always knew which character was telling the story.
The book has a great ending - both women are impacted by the accident and serve their "sentence" - but at the end of the day we see the redeeming power of friendship. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy in return for an honest review.
Most of the book is set in a police station where these two women are being interviewed as the police try to find out what happened and who is to blame. The narrative of the story alternates between Anna, who is the mother of the dead child, and Caro, her best friend. The author uses this to great effect as their lives are revealed. There are some really big issues in this book and they are all dealt with sensitively, ad I did feel an empathy with both women, despite some of the things that had happened. We see the impact of autism, infertility, alcoholism and damaged relationships. We learn about their sadness, their relationships but above all, their friendship. The alternating narrative could have been confusing but the author used it well - I always knew which character was telling the story.
The book has a great ending - both women are impacted by the accident and serve their "sentence" - but at the end of the day we see the redeeming power of friendship. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy in return for an honest review.
June 23, 2016
What an emotional roller coaster ! This book certainly takes no prisoners!
Anna struggles to cope with Maya, severely autistic daughter. She never gets enough sleep, she has been bruised and battered by her but her whole life revolves around her daughter. Caro has been the only person who has reached out to her and attempted to lighten her load in some small way, even if it was just phone calls and visits. However Caro has her own battles, which have resulted in her reliance on alcohol.
When Maya dies after running in front of Caro's car both Anna & Caro's lives are never going to be the same.
I loved this book. The author captures the lives of Caro & Anna so well that I was equally sympathetic to both of them. I read it through in a day.
Thanks to Netgalley for giving me the chance to read and review this book. I will be looking out for more from Nicole Trope
Anna struggles to cope with Maya, severely autistic daughter. She never gets enough sleep, she has been bruised and battered by her but her whole life revolves around her daughter. Caro has been the only person who has reached out to her and attempted to lighten her load in some small way, even if it was just phone calls and visits. However Caro has her own battles, which have resulted in her reliance on alcohol.
When Maya dies after running in front of Caro's car both Anna & Caro's lives are never going to be the same.
I loved this book. The author captures the lives of Caro & Anna so well that I was equally sympathetic to both of them. I read it through in a day.
Thanks to Netgalley for giving me the chance to read and review this book. I will be looking out for more from Nicole Trope
July 15, 2016
I absolutely loved this book! Couldn't put it down. The fact that the main action takes place over only two days, and yet it is still compelling reading, is a testament to the skill of the author. I have read a number of books which have autism as the main storyline, although this is also about friendship, relationships, loss and addiction, and this is definitely one of the best. Told alternately by friends, Caro and Anna, we are kept on tenterhooks as the events leading up to a tragedy are revealed from different viewpoints. Neither woman comes across well but it does make you question how you would behave in the same circumstances and it's impossible not to feel sympathy for both. One of my favourite reads of 2016.
My thanks to Netgalley for my free copy of this book in return for an honest review.
My thanks to Netgalley for my free copy of this book in return for an honest review.
June 26, 2016
Two families devastated and broken by an accident... but was it really an accident?
This is the story of Anna, Maya and Caro, how their problems where so big they wouldn't control their life and how they try to cope with them.
This book will be with me for a long time, I felt a strong connection with Anna and Caro that I have never felt with any other book.
Their story is sad, really sad, Anna has an autistic daughter, Maya, how Anna can get up every day knowing that her daughter will never want her touch or talk about her day has to be really difficult, she loves her, but she doesn't now how to connect with her.
Caro, she had 6 spontaneous abortions, the last one with 5 months pregnant, a boy... Who hasn't been scared during the pregnancy of the spontaneous abortions? Imagine 6!
We will learn the story of Caro and Anna with the police interviews, from the day they meet till Maya's accident. Step by step we will understand their decisions and thoughts till the sadly moment where everything will change...
I loved this book, I cried and cheer up with Anna and Caro stories, and I didn't want to finish the book, I wanted to know more about them!
I highly recommend this book, the story is so powerful and real that you will feel their emotions in your own skin.
Are you real happy?
This is the story of Anna, Maya and Caro, how their problems where so big they wouldn't control their life and how they try to cope with them.
This book will be with me for a long time, I felt a strong connection with Anna and Caro that I have never felt with any other book.
Their story is sad, really sad, Anna has an autistic daughter, Maya, how Anna can get up every day knowing that her daughter will never want her touch or talk about her day has to be really difficult, she loves her, but she doesn't now how to connect with her.
Caro, she had 6 spontaneous abortions, the last one with 5 months pregnant, a boy... Who hasn't been scared during the pregnancy of the spontaneous abortions? Imagine 6!
We will learn the story of Caro and Anna with the police interviews, from the day they meet till Maya's accident. Step by step we will understand their decisions and thoughts till the sadly moment where everything will change...
I loved this book, I cried and cheer up with Anna and Caro stories, and I didn't want to finish the book, I wanted to know more about them!
I highly recommend this book, the story is so powerful and real that you will feel their emotions in your own skin.
Are you real happy?
July 16, 2016
A psychological drama that sucked me right in.
A terrible accident has occurred and former best friends Anna and Caro are now in separate rooms telling their own side of the story to the police. In a combination of flashbacks and each character unburdening themselves to the Police, the intricacies of what has happened over the past ten years unfold. Both characters came across as unreliable for different reasons and my opinion as to who was to blame shifted back and forth as I read.
This book gave realistic insight into alcoholism, miscarriage and the autism spectrum - not representative of everyone, but no two experiences are ever the same.
I loved how this dark novel gave hope at the end, following up the main characters a few years in the future to show how they'd grown throughout their experience.
I received this book free from Netgalley - thank you Allen & Unwin for granting my wish.
A terrible accident has occurred and former best friends Anna and Caro are now in separate rooms telling their own side of the story to the police. In a combination of flashbacks and each character unburdening themselves to the Police, the intricacies of what has happened over the past ten years unfold. Both characters came across as unreliable for different reasons and my opinion as to who was to blame shifted back and forth as I read.
This book gave realistic insight into alcoholism, miscarriage and the autism spectrum - not representative of everyone, but no two experiences are ever the same.
I loved how this dark novel gave hope at the end, following up the main characters a few years in the future to show how they'd grown throughout their experience.
I received this book free from Netgalley - thank you Allen & Unwin for granting my wish.
August 31, 2016
This book was so heart wrenching (in a good way), I could not put it down. I love that it had multiple POVs, and that you can see how people see the same situations differently. I originally requested this book because I saw it compared to Jodi Picoult books, and he is one of my favorite authors. I feel this book lived up to it's hype in my opinion!
ARC REVIEW
ARC REVIEW
September 26, 2020
3.5★
This was my second Nicole Trope book, and I was expecting to really love it, because I thought Forgotten, which I read a few years ago, was brilliant and I was completely sucked in to that world.
I did enjoy parts of this one, but I felt that it dragged a little overall. The premise is that there is a tragedy, and two women, Anna and Caro, are being questioned over what happened. The story is told in alternate chapters by Anna and Caro. They are both in interview rooms at the police station, helping police with their inquiries, but they are each telling their stories starting with years prior - and each chapter fills in more details about their friendship and their lives.
I know it's only a story, but as the officers questioning both women started to lose patience, and both women said that they had to tell the story their way, so that the officers would understand, and as the questioning took a whole day, and then the women had to go home and come back for another day, it just didn't feel plausible that the officers would allow the women to drag things on for so long. I feel sure that in a situation like that, the officers would take charge and not allow suspects or witnesses to go down seemingly irrelevant and drawn-out paths!
I did think the way that the author did a good job of portraying what it might be like to be a mother to a child with severe autism, and obviously she needed space and time to do that, but I do wonder whether the interview rooms at the police station were the best place to do that.
I listened to this as an audiobook, and the narrator, Susan Stafford, did a great job. I'm keen to read more of Nicole Trope's books - either on audiobook or in print/ebook - and hope they're more like the first one I read than this one!
This was my second Nicole Trope book, and I was expecting to really love it, because I thought Forgotten, which I read a few years ago, was brilliant and I was completely sucked in to that world.
I did enjoy parts of this one, but I felt that it dragged a little overall. The premise is that there is a tragedy, and two women, Anna and Caro, are being questioned over what happened. The story is told in alternate chapters by Anna and Caro. They are both in interview rooms at the police station, helping police with their inquiries, but they are each telling their stories starting with years prior - and each chapter fills in more details about their friendship and their lives.
I know it's only a story, but as the officers questioning both women started to lose patience, and both women said that they had to tell the story their way, so that the officers would understand, and as the questioning took a whole day, and then the women had to go home and come back for another day, it just didn't feel plausible that the officers would allow the women to drag things on for so long. I feel sure that in a situation like that, the officers would take charge and not allow suspects or witnesses to go down seemingly irrelevant and drawn-out paths!
I did think the way that the author did a good job of portraying what it might be like to be a mother to a child with severe autism, and obviously she needed space and time to do that, but I do wonder whether the interview rooms at the police station were the best place to do that.
I listened to this as an audiobook, and the narrator, Susan Stafford, did a great job. I'm keen to read more of Nicole Trope's books - either on audiobook or in print/ebook - and hope they're more like the first one I read than this one!
February 3, 2017
Blame was another present given to me which I loved. It is always so nice to receive a book which is one you would have never thought you would have enjoyed but then to be proven wrong.
This book was absolutely heartbreaking and surprising real. Though not everyone goes through an ordeal like what is featured in Blame, I think most people can relate to the struggles which the characters face.
The story centres around the investigation and I found it really intense as everything is unfolded at a great pace. Although this book takes place over the course of two days, it is fitted with enough back story in order to give the plot some dimension. As the perspective and time chopped and changed, I never found myself confused as it was well written.
I'm not sure what is whether it be the writing, characters or storyline but I felt myself connecting well with Blame. I could never go a chapter without crying. I have never know anyone who has been in a situation like this but I now feel I have maybe a slight bit of understanding about how difficult it really would be.
By the end of Blame is was still in tears but also lightened by the hope that many people can get through their struggles and come out a better person.
Blame was an extremely emotional and thoughtful book to read. It was not only somewhat informative but also really enjoying.
This book was absolutely heartbreaking and surprising real. Though not everyone goes through an ordeal like what is featured in Blame, I think most people can relate to the struggles which the characters face.
The story centres around the investigation and I found it really intense as everything is unfolded at a great pace. Although this book takes place over the course of two days, it is fitted with enough back story in order to give the plot some dimension. As the perspective and time chopped and changed, I never found myself confused as it was well written.
I'm not sure what is whether it be the writing, characters or storyline but I felt myself connecting well with Blame. I could never go a chapter without crying. I have never know anyone who has been in a situation like this but I now feel I have maybe a slight bit of understanding about how difficult it really would be.
By the end of Blame is was still in tears but also lightened by the hope that many people can get through their struggles and come out a better person.
Blame was an extremely emotional and thoughtful book to read. It was not only somewhat informative but also really enjoying.
June 4, 2016
I am not sure this book will be for everyone. It is not fast paced and there are few thrills and spills or twists and turns. However, for those who love great writing, being gripped by the story and are rooting for the good guy, or the bad guy, or not sure who, then this is a cracking read. I did not want to put it down and I kept sneaking off to read a few more pages because I was desperate to know what happened. I do not want to spoil the story for anyone. but as as a stressed out mother of crazy triplets there were many moments where I found myself nodding along. This is a story that will not sit comfortably, but that's what is brilliant about it. The author could have made it a bit more hearts and flowers, a bit more pink and fluffy, but instead it is real and I massively applaud her for that. This is an author whose books I would buy without reading the blurb, I think she's that good and I thought this was excellent. It is very close to a 5 star rating, but I give very few of those away, and I wanted it to make me cry, but it didn't, but it easily deserves a 4.7. Thanks to TBC for the opportunity to review this.
August 7, 2016
I received this book via Netgalley in exchange for a honest review
I am here because they suspect me of something. I am here because I am a suspect. I know that, she knows that. Everyone knows that.' Anna
'It wasn't my fault. None of this is my fault!' Caro
Caro and Anna are best friends... they were best friends. Over a decade, Caro and Anna have bonded while raising their daughters, two little girls the same age but living two very different lives. The women have supported each other as they have shared the joys and trials of motherhood, but now everything has changed.
There's been a terrible car accident, an unimaginable tragedy am here because they suspect me of something. I am here because I am a suspect. I know that, she knows that. Everyone knows that.'
I was thoroughly absorbed in this book a tense dramatic story that had me gripped from beginning to end I highly recommend
I am here because they suspect me of something. I am here because I am a suspect. I know that, she knows that. Everyone knows that.' Anna
'It wasn't my fault. None of this is my fault!' Caro
Caro and Anna are best friends... they were best friends. Over a decade, Caro and Anna have bonded while raising their daughters, two little girls the same age but living two very different lives. The women have supported each other as they have shared the joys and trials of motherhood, but now everything has changed.
There's been a terrible car accident, an unimaginable tragedy am here because they suspect me of something. I am here because I am a suspect. I know that, she knows that. Everyone knows that.'
I was thoroughly absorbed in this book a tense dramatic story that had me gripped from beginning to end I highly recommend
June 26, 2016
This was a very emotional journey which was slowly told from the perspective of two mothers, Anna and Caro, each having alternating chapters. For me it was a very compelling story that explored the struggles of two woman facing incredible challenges in their lives and this drew me right into their feelings and how they managed to deal with adversity. Very captivating!
I haven't read any of Nicole Trope's books before but I will be certain to read more in the future.
I highly recommend this as a terrific but emotionally raw and realistic story.
Thank you to The Reading Room and publisher Allen & Unwin for a copy to read and review.
I haven't read any of Nicole Trope's books before but I will be certain to read more in the future.
I highly recommend this as a terrific but emotionally raw and realistic story.
Thank you to The Reading Room and publisher Allen & Unwin for a copy to read and review.
June 14, 2016
What a great story! A close bond between two women is torn apart as a result of a terrible accident. The story focusses on the subsequent police investigation, flitting between the perspective of each woman in turn as each recounts her version of events. Who is lying and who is telling the truth? I thoroughly enjoyed this book and thought it was exceptionally well written. I'm looking forward to reading more by this author.
Thank you to Helen Boyce at THE Book Club on Facebook, for the review copy of this great book.
Thank you to Helen Boyce at THE Book Club on Facebook, for the review copy of this great book.
June 26, 2016
Different from my usual genre i found this book a really good read . It tells the story of Anna and caro who meet when their girls are babies . They form a strong friendship over the next 11 years and Caro is a constant support to Anna who's daughter Maya is severely autistic until a fatal accident rips their lives and friendship apart . Told from both of their viewpoints as they are interviewed by police , who is to blame and who is telling the truth. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my arc .
July 31, 2016
OMG what a great writer Nicole Trope is that is her latest novel. I enjoyed this story from the start although at first even though there is only two main characters it was a little confusing...keep reading and everything falls into place and once that happens you can just read and enjoy the story. How sad some peoples lives are. Waiting for the next book of this author definitely. Put this on your must read list.
June 21, 2016
I was given the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review by TBC on Facebook. This is the first time I have read a book by Nicola and after completing this book I certainly intend to read more in the future!
Two best friends lives turned upside down, two families never to be the same again.
Slow to start but a real page turner once it gets going and I couldn't put it down.
Thank you Nicola and also thank you TBC for the chance to read this.
Two best friends lives turned upside down, two families never to be the same again.
Slow to start but a real page turner once it gets going and I couldn't put it down.
Thank you Nicola and also thank you TBC for the chance to read this.
September 24, 2024
3.5 stars
Listened to the audiobook via BorrowBox
Published by Bolinda/Audible audio
Read by Susan Stafford
Duration: 8 hrs, 25 min. 1.25x Speed
Listened to the audiobook via BorrowBox
Published by Bolinda/Audible audio
Read by Susan Stafford
Duration: 8 hrs, 25 min. 1.25x Speed
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