The Violet Hour

The Violet Hour

Summary

Cassandra Green has everything - beauty, wealth, a loving husband and a clever daughter. But is it enough?

Cassandra and her husband Abe are on the deck of their boat on a summer afternoon in the San Francisco Bay. There is a terrible row. Cassandra has been unfaithful. Again. In a fit of rage, Abe throws himself off the boat.

So begins The Violet Hour, an unsettling story of a marriage, of rich lives and the American dream, squandered. In this mesmerising novel, Katherine Hill reveals our darkest desires and how we can so easily tear the threads of the perfect life.

Reviews

  • A rewarding family saga reminiscent of Anne Tyler's novels . . . Wonderfully witty
    Washington Post

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Katherine Hill

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