| Record Number |
840804 |
| ISBN |
9781867207863 (paperback) |
| Author |
McCallum, Fiona (Novelist) author. |
| Title |
Trick of the light / Fiona McCallum. |
| Publisher/Date |
Sydney, N.S.W. : HQ Fiction, an imprint of Harlequin Enterprises (Australia), 2021. |
| ©2021 |
| Pagination etc. |
354 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Contents note |
"When your world goes dark, where do you find hope?" --Front cover. |
| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary Note |
Erica, newly widowed, is devastated to discover her venture capitalist husband left their finances in ruins. Determined to save her home while protecting her teenage daughters, she vows to get back on her feet without letting them, or anyone else, know the truth. When her girls head off on a long-planned overseas adventure, Erica focuses on her much-loved job behind a makeup counter to keep her emotionally and financially afloat - although she is troubled by a peculiar encounter at work. Then she loses her job, the darkness beckons and Erica's life spirals downwards, further disturbed by strange occurrences in her house. Missing objects. Stopped clocks. Noises in the night. Should she doubt her very sanity? Can she swallow her pride and make herself reach out to her friends in time? Does she have a choice? -- Publisher's website. |
| Subject |
Mothers and daughters -- Fiction |
| Grief -- Fiction |
| Stalkers -- Fiction |
| Widows -- Fiction |
| Life change events -- Fiction |
| Domestic fiction. |
| Psychological fiction. |
| Shelf Location |
F MACC |
