A BBC Radio 2 Bookclub pick.
An Irish Times Bestseller
In one close-knit community, there are secrets and lies behind every closed door.
On this street, no secret is safe.
The Pine Road WhatsApp group is the place to be for gossip. But the last thing Martha, Robin and Edie need is nosy neighbours.
What mysterious circumstance forced Martha to leave the home she loved and move to Dublin?
Why has school 'it'-girl Robin moved back in with her parents as a single mum?
And if Edie's life is so perfect, why is she so unhappy?
As the lives of these very different women become entwined, they will discover the secrets, rivalries and scandals that lie behind every perfectly painted front door...
About the Author
Eithne Shortall studied journalism at Dublin City University and has lived in London, France and America. Now based in Dublin, she is chief arts writer for the Sunday Times Ireland. Her debut novel, Love in Row 27, published in 2017, was a major Irish bestseller, and her second novel, Grace After Henry, was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards and won Best Page Turner at the UK's Big Book Awards.
Industry Reviews
'Funny, endearing, mysterious and outrageous, this book is wildly entertaining and hugely enjoyable.'
Liz Nugent
'Liane Moriarty meets Maeve Binchy meets Marian Keyes.'
Jo Spain
'This novel knocked me for six... This carefully and beautifully written tale, which brilliantly blends tragedy, comedy and romance, explores secret lives behind closed doors and the public faces that people present to the world. As Noel Coward once said, I couldn't have liked it more.'
Daily Mail
'This entertaining novel is very much in the vein of 'dramedy' Desperate Housewives and Liane Moriarty's sparkling Big Little Lies... skillful'
Irish Examiner
