An extraordinary novel of family relationships, entwining love affairs and the betrayal and revenge that bind them.'
Zara is a biographer, living in Sydney. She and Sergei have been married for over twenty years when an encounter with the predatory Caitt changes their life forever.
Lili is a property agent in London. She and Will, her husband of ten years, are developing their dream home in Turkey when she discovers he is having an affair with a Russian pastrycook, Larissa ('Slutski', as she calls her).
Eve lives in Shanghai with her husband of eight years, Henry, when she realises he has been having a dalliance with Chrystal, his ex-PA.
Zara waits and hopes, but she is fatalistic.
Lili's plans are complicated by her great affection for her stepson, a relationship that may not survive her divorce from Will.
Eve seems prepared to dramatically cut herself loose.
When a family crisis reunites them in Sydney the sisters converge, swap stories and discuss vengeance.
