""When all is said and done, killing my mother came easily." So begins Alice Sebold's astonishing, brilliant, and daring new novel . When Helen Knightly finally crosses a terrible boundary, her life comes rushing in at her in a way she never could have imagined. Unfolding over the next 24 hours, this searing novel explores the complex ties between mothers and daughters, wives and lovers; the meaning of devotion; and the line between love and hate. It is a challenging, moving, gripping story, written with fluidity and strength from the bestselling author of THE LOVELY BONES."--Publisher.