The Fallout

Name: The Fallout
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Rebecca Thornton
ISBN: 9780008373153

Author: Rebecca Thornton

Narrator: Charlie Sanderson, Guy Mott, Rebecca Courtney

Unabridged: 12 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 12/05/2019

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Psychological, Family Life, Women, Friendship

Synopsis

The accident. The lie. The fallout will be huge . . . When Liza’s little boy has an accident at the local health club – a mother’s worst nightmare – it’s all anyone can talk about. Was nobody watching him? Where was his mother? Who’s to blame? The rumours, the finger-pointing, the whispers – they’re everywhere. And Liza’s best friend, Sarah, desperately needs it to stop. Because Sarah was there when it happened. It was all her fault. And if she’s caught out on the lie, everything will fall apart . . . ‘Secrets, lies, suspicion and betrayal: THE FALLOUT has it all – and then some Sunday Times The Holiday

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ken

A single second has huge ramifications for a group of West London mums as young Jack playing at the new health club falls and is hospitalized instantly. But who's to blame? Jack's Mum Liza's had asked her friend Sarah to keep an eye on her son, soon after tragedy strikes. The story flairs numerous rumo......more

Goodreads review by Amanda

Sarah and Liza met during antenatal classes five years ago and are now very close friends. They go to the new prestigious club The Vale where yummy mummies meet for coffee or to exercise whilst their children play. Liza asks Sarah to check up on her son who is playing outside in the playground, whilst......more

Goodreads review by 8stitches 9lives

The Fallout is Ms Thornton's third thriller and I was in two minds whether to read this one but I was fond of her last novel, Your Guilty Secret. It explores the question of whether it is ever acceptable to lie to keep a secret from your best friend in order to save your friendship. Sarah and Liza a......more

Goodreads review by Miriam

Two stars for a distinctive lack of storyline and a main character that should never have found herself in the position she was in. Too many ‘yummy mummy’s’ with over inflated egos that I found irritating and not true to life. However, I would give this story three stars for the many subject themes......more

Quotes

‘Full of secrets and lies, the ’ bestseller, Susan Lewis ‘A ’ Elizabeth Day ‘A compelling, all-too-recognisable story that shows we’re never more than one bad decision away from losing everything that matters. – and then some’ T M Logan ‘A sharp, witty look at friendships and frenemies’ HEAT ‘ is a story about what happens when you become trapped in a lie . . . , this was very difficult to put down and . Once you start reading, better turn off your phone and snuggle in for the night’Sally Hepworth ‘Absolutely compulsive, I couldn’t put it down. ’ Suzy K Quinn ‘ . . . Loved it!’ Katy Regan ‘Will get talking! , The Fallout is as heartfelt as it is satirical, peeling back the emotional layers of parenthood, marriage and, above all, friendship’ Samantha King