Fear of Falling - Softcover

The first time I saw Bel she was doing the moonwalk. On ice. And if I'd never set eyes on her? Would fate have been any less brutal? Lydia and Bel are best friends. Blood sisters. Sticking together through disastrous relationships, mental illness and motherhood. Bel gets pregnant by accident and her relationship with her daughter Freya is often fraught. Lydia can't conceive and when three rounds of IVF fail she adopts Chloe, who as a teenager becomes increasingly out of control. Hoping for a fresh start, Lydia's family move to the coast. But when Bel and Freya make an ill-judged visit the toxic mix of emotions explodes in violence and murder. Praise for Cath Staincliffe: 'Harrowing and humane. A real knockout' Ian Rankin 'It's always exciting to see a writer get better and better and Cath Staincliffe is doing just that' Val McDermid 'Remarkable depth ... The most grown-up writer in British crime fiction' Telegraph 'Complex and satisfying' Sunday Times 'Powerful, humane and moving' Ann Cleeves