In a funny and suspenseful debut, Christine Gunderson explores the myth of the perfect mother, the bonds of female friendship, and the haunting impact of secrets. What you see isn-t always what you get. Take Ainsley. The gorgeous mother of two lives a picture-perfect life with her husband, Ben-aspiring politician and heir to a candy fortune-in suburban Washington, DC. But in reality, Ainsley has no idea what she-s doing and suffers constant anxiety that someone will figure out who she really is and where she came from. Nikki-s fighting to keep afloat as a stay-at-home mother of four, subsisting on chicken nuggets and very little sleep. She-s a mess on the outside, and inside yearns for the validation-and the paycheck-of the television news career she left behind. When a dangerous figure from Ainsley-s youth becomes a coach at her kids- school, she fears the worst and confides in Nikki, spilling every detail of her former life. Together, they devise a plan to expose the coach and safegu
