Sweet Water
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Synopsis
What did her son do in the woods last night? Does a mother really want to know?
It's what Sarah Ellsworth dreamed of. Marriage to her childhood sweetheart, Martin. Living in a historic mansion in Pennsylvania's most exclusive borough. And Finn, a teenage son with so much promise. Until...A call for help in the middle of the night leads Sarah and Martin to the woods, where they find Finn, injured, dazed, and weeping near his girlfriend's dead body. Convinced he's innocent, Sarah and Martin agree to protect their son at any cost and not report the crime.
But there are things Sarah finds hard to reconcile: a cover-up by Martin's family that's so unnervingly cold-blooded. Finn's lies to the authorities are too comfortable, too proficient, not to arouse her suspicions. Even the secrets of the old house she lives in seem to be connected to the incident. As each troubling event unfolds, Sarah must decide how far she'll go to save her perfect life.
Release date: January 1, 2021
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Print pages: 360
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The author switches back and forth between present and previous events, which does seem choppy in places and sometimes a perhaps a little extraneous.
There was a quote that really resounded with me though and I wanted to share it because I think it encompasses the who...
The author switches back and forth between present and previous events, which does seem choppy in places and sometimes a perhaps a little extraneous.
There was a quote that really resounded with me though and I wanted to share it because I think it encompasses the whole of the book: "It actually physically hurts to learn the people you love the most aren't who you think they are." This applies to all the characters, but I think actually to Sarah, the main character, the most. She has lived a life blind to so many things and through the events of the book, finally finds she was a complicit in becoming someone she would have sworn up and down she hated.
I'd recommend this book as a solid read - everything was tied together at the end and the author leaves readings with a little bit of hope.
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