Amanda Brookfield

Everyone needs a holiday … and some more than others. Sophie and Andrew need a little time away from their daily grind - if not their marriage - so when a friend puts them in touch with William and Beth, newlyweds looking to swap houses for the summer, it seems a solution of sorts. Fate sends Sophie and Andrew to a stylish home in New York State, while William and Beth take over their lived-in family house in South London, ideal for spending time with William's sons. The weeks away work their magic for Sophie, who gradually finds a sense of happiness … but Beth has no such luck and, no longer the centre of William's world, is increasingly miserable. And so the two marriages - one crushed by the weight of years and one shiny and new - begin to reverse. But who could have foreseen the dramatic consequences of their lives, and hearts, intertwining? This innocent holiday might just prove lethal … Before I Knew You is Amanda Brookfield at her brilliant best.