Monica Starkman

• Dark psychological suspense novels, are currently a very popular genre (Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train are examples of this trend) • By age 40, the rate of miscarriage after an ultrasound-confirmed pregnancy is 29%, and several million women suffer from infertility and its psychological fallout. • Depression is a very common psychiatric problem, especially in women. In North America, 10% of women will suffer a major depression in any one-year period. • Most book clubs are populated by women. This would be a perfect book for women to discuss, as it deals with deep issues of female psychology and experiences, both gratifying and heartbreaking, common to many women.