Synopsis:
In the vein of Big Little Lies and Reconstructing Amelia comes an emotionally charged domestic suspense novel about a mother unraveling the truth behind how her daughter became brain dead. And pregnant.
A search for the truth. A lifetime of lies.
In the small hours of the morning, Abi Knight is startled awake by the phone call no mother ever wants to get: her teenage daughter Olivia has fallen off a bridge. Not only is Olivia brain dead, she’s pregnant and must remain on life support to keep her baby alive. And then Abi sees the angry bruises circling Olivia’s wrists.
When the police unexpectedly rule Olivia’s fall an accident, Abi decides to find out what really happened that night. Heartbroken and grieving, she unravels the threads of her daughter’s life. Was Olivia’s fall an accident? Or something far more sinister?
Christina McDonald weaves a suspenseful and heartwrenching tale of hidden relationships, devastating lies, and the power of a mother’s love. With flashbacks of Olivia’s own resolve to uncover family secrets, this taut and emotional novel asks: how well do you know your children? And how well do they know you?
My Review:
The Night Olivia Fell is the debut work from author Christina McDonald and I have to say, this being a debut makes me excited to see what’s in store for us in the future from Ms. McDonald because this story was fantastic.
I have to start out by saying this genre is quickly becoming one of my go-to’s when I’m looking for something outside of romance. This story had me glued to every page, dying to solve the mystery of what happened to Olivia. The author did a fabulous job leading us down the path to unraveling the mystery behind Olivia’s accident.
I also thoroughly enjoyed the dual POV’s and the story being told from both Abi and Olivia’s eyes. The other layer of this book was the emotion weaved through it. At the end of the day, it’s a single mother’s quest to find out what happened to her only child and how they got to be where they were. That added so much to this story and made it so much more than a “whodunnit” book.
Thank you, Ms. McDonald, for a thrilling read I won’t soon forget!
Four Loves
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About the author:
Christina McDonald is the author of domestic suspense novel The Night Olivia Fell, to be published by Simon & Schuster in February 2019.
An author, journalist and copywriter, Christina has worked for companies such as The Sunday Times, Dublin, The Connacht Tribune, Galway, Expedia, USAToday.com, Travelex, and Pearson Publishing. Originally from Seattle, WA, she holds an MA in Journalism from the National University of Ireland Galway, and now lives in London, England.
Find out more on her website