A moment’s lapse by Isabel Curtis, a rising young lawyer, rips a hole in her career – and fundamentally changes the lives of five other people. Chief among them is Mark Sturt, a champion athlete whose hopes of success at the 2012 London Olympic Games are irreparably shattered.
This highly contemporary novel is built on the age-old themes of guilt, atonement and forgiveness – from which evolves a surprising love story.
It also demonstrates what we all know at base but too often overlook when things are going well: that life hangs by a thread which can snap at any time.