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A CBC BOOKS BEST FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARA riveting novel about a mothers all-consuming worry for her child over forty-eight hours at a remote cottage with old friends and a mysterious neighbour, for fans of Little Fires Everywhere and Truly Madly GuiltyRuth is the fiercely protective mother of almost-four-year-old Fern. Together they visit a remote family cottage belonging to Stef, the woman who has been Ruths best friendand Ruth's husbands best friendfor years. Stef is everything Ruth is notconfident, loud, carefreeand someone Ruth cannot seem to escape. While Fern runs wild with Stefs older twins and dockside drinks flow freely among the adults, theyre joined by Stefs neighbour Marvin, a man whose frantic pursuit of fun is only matched by his side comments about his absent wife. As day moves into night and darkness settles over the woods, the edges between these friends and a stranger sharpen until a lingering suspicion becomes an undeniable threat.