Is Emilia the wicked stepmother incarnate? Passionately in love with her husband, Emilia has a secret, guilty loathing for her precocious little stepson, William - a forty-year-old in a five-year-old\'s body, whom she picks up from nursery every Wednesday afternoon. He is lactose intolerant, she feeds him dairy products; he mustn\'t get cold, she pushes him - accidentally - into the pond in Central Park. How can she forgive William for living, when her own cherished child has gone?\'Moving and darkly funny, romantic, shocking, painful page-turner...says something new and interesting about women, families and love\' New York Times\'One moment I was laughing out loud..the next I had tears pouring down...whether you\'re a parent or not, you can\'t fail to be moved\' Daily Express