About the book: 2021 / A group of friends who once studied together at Oxford throw a party: two married couples and two singles - Bill and Karen, best friend mistress of the house Alison. The friendly feast passed with jokes, memories and toasts, but what follows is a shock: at night, Karen is brutally raped and almost killed. Who did it? The victim blames Mike, Alison's husband. From that day on, the lives of both women spiral out of control: instead of apparent well-being, there is only pain, fear, chaos and... shameful secrets that have become reality. This powerful psychological thriller shows that even under the most monstrous circumstances one must be able to repel the blows of fate.