Judith and Deborah are sisters, driven apart by traumatic events in their childhood. But when Deborah's diplomat husband is accidentally assassinated, they are unexpectedly thrown back together again.

Judith's lover, Joanna, the instigator of this awkward reunion, finds that as the sisters' murky past is raked up, so too is her own. And gradually, against the background of the Cornish countryside, the three women become embroiled in a tangle of jealousy, passion and recrimination.

A book with claws. It has a soft surface, but from time to time it catches you unawares. Scratch the surface, suggests Gale, and you draw blood.

Taking to today's mini meet at Mrs Bridges café.

Picked up over lunch.

Taking to Charnwood Christmas Eco Gift Fair.

Picked up from the Bookcrossing stall at the eco gift market