If She Did It

(Paperback)

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What if you began to suspect your child of an unspeakable crime

One night changed everything. A father murdered in his bed. A mother beaten almost to death. A daughter who claims she knew nothing about her boyfriend's murderous plans. But is she telling the truth

Hanna can't remember the details of what happened that traumatic night, she barely survived the brutal assault that left her a widow. However, if she is to keep her husband's killer in jail, she knows she has to try. But Hanna hadn't realised that those memories may cause her to question everything she thought she knew about her daughter...

Reviews

(A) novel about family, emotional wounds and blind love... Treadway's book is an excellent exploration of the agony that often accompanies parenthood - Kirkus Reviews

Treadway paints a devastating portrait of a family torn apart from both the outside and within. - Publishers Weekly

An intricately plotted psychological thriller...the story of a mother trying to figure out what happened to her family and why. - Chicago Tribune

Treadway has created her characters nicely and she portrays a mother's steadfast love well. Verdict: enticing - Herald Sun, Townsville Bulletin, Weekend

A riveting read - Sunday Canberra Times

Author Bio

Jessica Treadway is a novelist and short-story writer interested primarily in the psychological lives of characters who may be hiding things from themselves. A former news reporter for United Press International, she published her first book of stories in 1992, followed by her first novel in 2001 and a second collection, winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, in 2010. Most of her work is realistic fiction about families. Jessica is a professor of creative writing at Emerson College in Boston.