Trust, by Kate Veitch, Penguin $32.95.
Life can change at any given minute, so watch out. And you may think you know those you love, but you don’t. Not really. Susanna, the central character in this gripping emotional drama, learns this as her life goes into a tailspin.
Not even her 20 plus years rock-solid marriage is safe, for behind the slick mask of a handsome, talented, loving husband, lurks a cheating narcissist. Fault lines begin opening up everywhere and then there’s a terrible accident. Terrific dialogue, the overarching theme of a woman trying to reclaim her life and her creativity after a lifetime as a doormat and the suspense of a small child in danger, makes this a raw, real and hugely entertaining read by one of this country’s rising star novelists.