One Step Too Far
A Novel
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3.8 • 124 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
The #1 international bestseller reminiscent of After I’m Gone, Sister, Before I Go to Sleep, and The Silent Wife—an intricately plotted, thoroughly addictive thriller that introduces a major new voice in suspense fiction—a mesmerizing and powerful novel that will keep you guessing to the very end.
No one has ever guessed Emily’s secret.
Will you?
A happy marriage. A beautiful family. A lovely home. So what makes Emily Coleman get up one morning and walk right out of her life—to start again as someone new?
Now, Emily has become Cat, working at a hip advertising agency in London and living on the edge with her inseparable new friend, Angel. Cat’s buried any trace of her old self so well, no one knows how to find her. But she can't bury the past—or her own memories.
And soon, she’ll have to face the truth of what she's done—a shocking revelation that may push her one step too far. . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
British author Seskis expertly depicts the new life of a runaway wife, Emily Coleman, in her exciting if not groundbreaking first novel. Leaving all that she knows in Manchester, England, for an uncertain future in present-day London, Emily reclaims her maiden name and becomes Cat Brown. With the help of her new housemate, the uninhibited but motherly Angel, Cat finds not only a new job but also a new persona, and the two party and drink to extremes that Cat would never have dared to try before. Yet at every turn Cat must push away thoughts of the often alluded to but unspecified event that drove her to restart her life. Individual readers will have to decide whether the secret that drives the plot, once it's revealed, is sufficiently shocking. Regardless, as Cat teeters from being nearly indigent to becoming a confident if reckless Londoner, her experiences on her own make for a diverting read.
Customer Reviews
One Step Too Far
Overall I enjoyed this book, especially after paying less than $2 for it! I liked how the chapters alternated between the past and the present and I enjoyed learning more about Emily and her family. My only complaint was that Part I kind of dragged on and got sort of repetitive after a while. I would've preferred less detail in that part and a little more detail in the subsequent 3 parts. But a good read overall that kept my interest and had me thinking. Would recommend.
Loved it!
Best book I've read in a while. Interesting story line and characters...never bored. Can't believe it was only $.99