Anna Bradshaw wakes up in a hospital after a car accident. She remembers nothing of her earlier life, including her husband Stephen. Her loss of memory is expected, after her head injury, and she returns home with Stephen in the hope of recovering her memory and her life.

Livvy Nicholson, newly married to the Dominic, who swept her off her feet, loves her new baby dearly, but also wants to get back to her challenging job after completing maternity leave.

All seems well, except Livvy's older sister Bea does not trust Dominic, and Dominic's estranged mother suddenly appears in their life, beseeching Livvy to convince Dominic to reconnect with her.

These two women seemingly have to relation to one another, as they seem so different, but as both storylines progress, one begins to see a possible connection between them.

So, I figured out what was going on early on, and who was doing what, and why. The author used language in the characters' conversation that were red flags for me, pointing immediately to emotional abuse through gaslighting, lying, and anger. The story's tension then for me was waiting for both women to realize what was happening to them.

The story moved along well, and illustrated how hard it was for the women to understand the abuse for what it was, and how to extricate themselves from it. The twist that occurs most of the way through the book didn't hit me as it might others. This drama, though, could be an interesting way to start talking about domestic abuse.

Thank you to Netgalley and to Amazon Publishing UK for this ARC in exchange for my review.