From the New York Times bestselling author of The First Time comes a story of how the friendship of four suburban housewives is tainted by betrayal, abuse, infidelity, and terror in this trip down memory lane of romantic drama with a thriller twist (Publishers Weekly).
Looking back, it seemed like paradise: lives filled with the blessings of friendship, marriage, children, and careers. For twenty years, four friends–Chris, Barbara, Susan, and Vicki–shared everything and faced the challenges of life and love head-on, together.

Now, Chris must sift through the past to discover exactly what went wrong and how dreams turned to nightmares as friendships faded and lives were destroyed…

Joy Fielding unlocks the secrets hidden within the closest relationships in a powerful and mesmerizing novel that explores the meaning of unconditional love with a suspenseful ending.