McCallum, Fiona,

Trick of the light / Fiona McCallum. - First Australian paperback edition. - Chatswood, NSW : HQ, 2021. - 354 pages ; 24 cm.

Erica, newly widowed, is devastated to discover her venture capitalist husband left their finances in ruins. Determined to save her home while protecting her teenage daughters, she vows to get back on her feet without letting them, or anyone else, know the truth. When her girls head off on a long-planned overseas adventure, Erica focuses on her much-loved job behind a makeup counter to keep her emotionally and financially afloat - although she is troubled by a peculiar encounter at work. Then she loses her job, the darkness beckons and Erica's life spirals downwards, further disturbed by strange occurrences in her house. Missing objects. Stopped clocks. Noises in the night. Should she doubt her very sanity? Can she swallow her pride and make herself reach out to her friends in time? Does she have a choice?

9781867207863


Mothers and daughters--Fiction.
Australian fiction.
Grief.
Life change events.
Secrecy.
Widows.
Grief - Fiction.
Unemployed--Fiction.
Stalkers--Fiction.
Women--Australia--Fiction.
Grief--Fiction.
Life change events--Fiction.
Secrecy--Fiction.
Widows--Fiction.


Psychological fiction.
Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Australian fiction--21st century.
Domestic fiction.
Australian fiction
Adult fiction
Domestic fiction

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