Parents want to give their tots the best possible start. In this Southern California community that means the Swan School. However, three moms are not the average sophisticated parents the school caters to. They meet at the Welcome Breakfast and quickly bond. Each has secrets that they fear will be exposed. Andrea is running from her East Coast life, Lauren has a postpartum depression that her husband wants her to hide, and Ronnie is hiding from a man who could ruin her life.
The women get notes in their children’s backpacks warning that they’re not wanted in the school. They decide that they need to meet with the school’s director, Piper. When they arrive at her office, she’s been brutally attacked. The three women are also knocked out making at least one of them the prime suspect. Now they must solve the mystery
I found the characters in this book difficult to like. Of course, they all want the best for their children, but their own egos and manipulative strategies made them seem most interested in themselves. As they strive for acceptance, as well as self-acceptance. they come across as mostly deceitful.
I thought the first part of the book was interesting. The setting in a posh school that I couldn’t imagine ever sending my children to was well done. However, after the attack and the subsequent quest to prove their innocence, the story became more diffuse. I’m used to reading mysteries and this wasn’t a hunt to solve a complex crime.. It seemed more like a voyage of personal discovery by rather unlikable women.
I received this book from Dutton/Plume for this review.
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