Madeleine is cheerful, witty, passionate—and a mother of three. She’s always ready to help her friend and defend those who have been unfairly hurt, but she’s furious that her ex-husband and his new wife moved in next door—and that their teenage daughter loves her father more than her mother.
Celeste is wealthy and dazzlingly beautiful, the mother of wonderful twin boys. People think she and her husband are the happiest couple in town. But behind the outwardly prosperous facade of their marriage lies a terrible secret.
Jane is a young single mother who recently moved into the coastal town, so she’s often mistaken for the nanny rather than the mother of her son. Celeste’s twins, Madeleine’s youngest daughter, and Jane’s son study in the same preparatory class. Celeste and Madeleine look after Jane. Nothing seems to foretell trouble, but very often, when a person starts believing their own lie, it leads to tragedy…