Greenwich Park - The Library of the Uncommons

No cover — Katherine Faulkner: Greenwich Park (2022, Gallery Books)

Published Jan. 25, 2022 by Gallery Books.

ISBN:: 978-1-9821-8837-5

Helen’s idyllic life—handsome architect husband, gorgeous Victorian house, and cherished baby on the way (after years of trying)—begins to change the day she attends her first prenatal class and meets Rachel, an unpredictable single mother-to-be. Rachel doesn’t seem very maternal: she smokes, drinks, and professes little interest in parenthood. Still, Helen is drawn to her. Maybe Rachel just needs a friend. And to be honest, Helen’s a bit lonely herself. At least Rachel is fun to be with. She makes Helen laugh, invites her confidences, and distracts her from her fears.

But her increasingly erratic behavior is unsettling. And Helen’s not the only one who’s noticed. Her friends and family begin to suspect that her strange new friend may be linked to their shared history in unexpected ways. When Rachel threatens to expose a past crime that could destroy all of their lives, it becomes clear that there are …

Helen’s idyllic life—handsome architect husband, gorgeous Victorian house, and cherished baby on the way (after years of trying)—begins to change the day she attends her first prenatal class and meets Rachel, an unpredictable single mother-to-be. Rachel doesn’t seem very maternal: she smokes, drinks, and professes little interest in parenthood. Still, Helen is drawn to her. Maybe Rachel just needs a friend. And to be honest, Helen’s a bit lonely herself. At least Rachel is fun to be with. She makes Helen laugh, invites her confidences, and distracts her from her fears.

But her increasingly erratic behavior is unsettling. And Helen’s not the only one who’s noticed. Her friends and family begin to suspect that her strange new friend may be linked to their shared history in unexpected ways. When Rachel threatens to expose a past crime that could destroy all of their lives, it becomes clear that there are more than a few secrets laying beneath the broad-leaved trees and warm lamplight of Greenwich Park.

10 editions

KnitAFett reviewed Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner

Enjoyable

4 stars

I wasn't sure how I was going to feel reading a thriller that circles around a group of married couples who are both expecting babies. I was pleasantly surprised.

There were some spots where the details were a little heavy and it dragged on a bit, but I was certainly invested enough to keep going. Faulkner did a very good job of wrapping everything up nicely so there's not a single question that you're left with, which is super satisfying. I appreciate having the clean break with the ending of the book.

I wasn't sure how I was going to feel reading a thriller that circles around a group of married couples who are both expecting babies. I was pleasantly surprised.

There were some spots where the details were a little heavy and it dragged on a bit, but I was certainly invested enough to keep going. Faulkner did a very good job of wrapping everything up nicely so there's not a single question that you're left with, which is super satisfying. I appreciate having the clean break with the ending of the book.