En cours de chargement...
In the placid, progressive suburb of Shaker Heights everything is meticulously planned, from the colours of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson. Mia Warren, an enigmatic artist and single mother, arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenage daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than just tenants : all four Richardson children are drawn to the alluring mother-daughter pair.
But Mia carries with her a disregard for the rules that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community. When the Richardsons' friends attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town and puts Mia and Mrs Richardson on opposing sides. Mrs Richardson becomes determined to uncover the secrets in Mia's past. But her obsession will come at unexpected and devastating costs to her own family - and Mia's.
Un coup de coeur!
Je lu ce livre dans sa version originale, et le niveau d'anglais était relativement facile à comprendre, assez accessible.
L'histoire m'a passionnée, entre Petits Secrets, Grands Mensonges de Liane Moriarty et Desperate Housewives... On y parle de racisme, d'élitisme, dans une banlieue riche des années 70. A dévorer, surtout que la version française est disponible!