A Special Relationship Author:Douglas Kennedy, Douglas Kennedy This is serious popular fiction -- a true page-turner -- about an American woman in London whose entire life is turned upside down, and London becomes a very foreign place. — This is the story of Sally Goodchild, a thirty-seven-year-old American, who, after nearly two decades as a highly independent journalist, suddenly finds herself pregnant and... more » in London, married to an English foreign correspondent, Tony Thompson, whom she met while they were both on assignment in Cairo. From the outset, Sally’s relationship with both Tony and London is an uneasy one -- especially as she finds her husband and his city to be far more foreign than she imagined. But her adjustment problems are soon overshadowed by a troubled pregnancy. When she goes into premature labour, there are doubts whether her child will survive unscathed. And then, out of nowhere, Sally is hit by an appalling post-natal depression -- a descent into a temporary, but very personal hell, which even sees her articulating a homicidal thought against her baby.
However, when she does manage to extricate herself from this desperate dark wood, she finds herself in a fresh new nightmare -- as she discovers that everything can be taken down and used against you…especially by a spouse who now considers you an unfit mother and wants to bar you from ever seeing your child again.« less
One of the best written books I have read. The story is quick moving. I was surprised at all of the unexpected twists and turns in the plot. This is definitely an author I will read again.
The beginning and end of this book flew by, however the middle dragged on a bit for my liking. Lookout though, the last 100 pages will keep you on the edge of your seat and wanting more!
Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of this book is that it's written from a female voice by a male author. Kennedy does it well and gets it right.
I'll definitely be reading more of his works in the future.