A compelling and haunting exploration of the secrets and shadows that may be hidden within a relationship from the New York Occasions bestselling writer of Before and Again.

The easy harmony that exists between three close-knit couples on a charming cul-de-sac in suburban Connecticut is shattered whenever a beautiful young woman, widowed and unattached, reveals she is pregnant.

Rumors and queries begin growing about the potential father. One by one, the couples convert inward, taking share of their marriages and find out weaknesses they had previously overlooked. As each wife challenges with this sudden crisis, they find that they are having into making a decision-one that could result in either the building up or the dissolution of her relationship.

An ingenious family portrait of suspicion and deception, trust and love, Barbara Delinsky’s “adept and compelling exploration of the inner workings of the modern upper-class American family makes for among her best books” (Booklist).