I love DF and expected, based on the many interviews she’s given about this book, to find some complexity and depth of emotion within the characters and the story. All I will say is that when there is an unexpected death, a coroner has to get involved and organ donation is not on the agenda. Julius the politician appears to be without a humane bone in his body (I guess Trump proved that is actually possible but it just didn’t stack up with Julius). To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Sort of - the book isn't entirely adrift from the crime genre, and when you read it you will understand why.

The part I found most powerful was the letter Minnie wrote to her mother, where she says “I’m not from them, I’m from you.The story ends by Minnie having to cope with Hope taking her own life, while recovering from a heart transplant.

Not sure a woman who had suffered placental abruption and very heavy bleeding during labour would be allowed home a mere couple of hours later, and I believe blood type matches are required for organ transplants.I loved it all -- Marian Keyes, Bestselling Author of ― The Break --This text refers to the hardcover edition. In particular, I felt the character of Anna was thinly drawn and it was hard for me to believe she'd act so graciously given the circumstances.