Hot Springs Drive

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There are some things, looking back, that I now believe I deserved.'Seven years ago, Theresa and Jackie meet in a maternity ward. Sleep-deprived new mothers, instant friends.Then they become neighbours on Hot Springs Drive - a nice street in a nice neighbourhood, filled with flower boxes and emerald lawns.The story ends like this: in the depths of a sweltering heatwave, Theresa discovers that her husband and Jackie are having an affair. The next day, Theresa's body is found.The truth lies somewhere between the picket fences and pink blossoms, where friendships twist into tragic jealousies and barbecues hide bed hopping and bloodshed. By summer's end, the residents of Hot Springs Drive will never be the same...'A perfect cocktail: precise and gritty writing, achingly and terrifyingly real characters, with a dash of mystery and darkness' Claire Fuller, author of The Memory of Animals'Poignant, luscious, brutal, gorgeous, heartbreaking and totally unique - this stunning book destroyed me, and I didn't want it to end' Andrea Bartz, New York Times bestselling author of The Spare Room'A bold, unflinching exploration of female friendship, motherhood and desire, with an unforgettable anti-heroine as its bloody, beating heart. I've read nothing like it' Kirstin Chen, New York Times bestselling author of Counterfeit'Hot Springs Drive left me absolutely gutted, devastated... This is truly brilliant, sexy and sly storytelling.' Deesha Philyaw, author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies'Hot Springs Drive has everything you could want in a book, delivered when you least expect it' Diane Cook, author of The New Wilderness