Jodie Garrow has a very carefully constructed and controlled life. She is married to Angus, a successful solicitor and has two children. She dresses well, has the right friends, plays tennis and all is safe. Until her daughter Hannah breaks her leg while on an unauthorised escape from school and is taken to a small hospital for her treatment. The same hospital where Jodie was a patient many years before while young and frightened. Unluckily for her, a nurse makes a connection because of a minor genetic abnormality in Hannah and Jodie’s world starts unravelling.
The role of the media gets a serious run in this story, and it is interesting to look at just how a news item can become a juggernaut with far reaching consequences. I’m being a bit cryptic because it would be easy to spoil the ending, but there are really no right or wrong answers to Jodie’s predicament. Her ‘friends’ take sides and her life will be changed. The book is quite thought provoking, and a good read. Paperback, $29.95
