The Break
Book Feature - The Break by Katie Sise
HBL Note: I first featured Amazon Charts bestselling author Katie Sise on this blog along with a feature of her previous novel, Open House. Her books have also appeared on “Best of” reading lists for Good Morning America, the New York Post, Parade, and PopSugar. If you’re not already a fan of Katie Sise novels, now’s the time! Her latest, THE BREAK, is about a mother on the verge of a mental break following a traumatic birth (reading this synopsis did make me pause before diving in for more - I wasn’t sure I wanted to read about a traumatic birth before giving birth myself - but ultimately the lure of a Katie Sise novel got the best of me!) Scroll down to read more about how this woman becomes the prime suspect in the disappearance of her nanny.
From the publisher:
After the traumatic birth of her daughter at a New York City hospital, Rowan O’Sullivan returns home to her apartment with her perfect newborn, Lila. At her side are her husband, Gabe, and June, a part-time babysitter hired to help Rowan in any way she can.
But in this time of joy, Rowan can’t shake the feeling that something isn’t right. She feels dread. She’s breaking.
Rowan’s growing instability leads her to accuse June of unspeakable things. And when June disappears just days later, Rowan becomes a suspect. The neighbors heard the screaming. But only Rowan knows what really happened. If her mind can be trusted. Since Lila’s birth, her memory has been both unreliable and frightening.
To uncover what happened to June and protect her new baby, Rowan must try to untangle the deep recesses of her mind and face the dark things she’s so desperate to keep buried. When she does, no one is prepared for where the truth leads.