Chris Cleave gained a lot of attention and acclaim for his book Little Bee. However, this came out before, and is a better book. Cleave pulls off the "grieving mother" extraordinarily well. I was captivated and horrified, and found it impossible to put the book down. I simply had to see how this woman was going to cope with the loss of her husband and son.All in all, a good book, a sad book but one definitely worth reading.More of my reviews here: http://bibliophileanonymous.blogspot.com/