LITTLE DISASTERS - Sarah Vaughan

Little Disasters is Sarah Vaughan's gripping novel about motherhood and the secrets women keep. When Jess arrives at the emergency room with her ten-month-old daughter Betsey, who has a head injury her mother cannot fully explain, her closest friend Liz - a paediatrician - starts to suspect that something is very wrong. As Liz is drawn into investigating what really happened, both women are forced to confront long-buried truths about motherhood, mental health, maternal anxiety and the bonds of friendship. Told from multiple points of view, the novel is a tightly-wound, evocative exploration of the pressures of modern motherhood. Published by Simon and Schuster UK (2021), paperback, 432 pages.