Emily lives in New York with her husband, Roman, and their baby boy. Roman is an Australian who ticks all the boxes in the Australian ditty: ‘Football, meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars”, although Holden in this case is the baby’s name, and the baby has a collection of soft toys which includes kangaroos, koalas, wombats and a quokka; and the baby’s nickname is Koala.
That’s just a bit of fun, however, and I don’t want to give the impression that this is a lighthearted novel. On the contrary it is a deeply disturbing psychological study. Emily has been traumatised by having gone through a very difficult birthing experience. She is on maternity leave from her job, and although she loves Roman and Holden she has started missing her friend, Daisy, whom she is determined to find. Daisy was Emily’s roommate in college, and she was everything Emily wanted to be, until she suddenly disappeared from Emily’s life.
With Friends Like You is a compelling read. I was blindsided when the truth about Emily and Daisy was revealed. It’s a clever story and one of those that when you get to the end you might want to go back to the beginning and start reading it again, armed with a new perspective. I can recommend it highly!
Published by Dutton
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