Unfinished Love, Ghosts of the Past, and Redemption.
Beth Johnson has spent years building a quiet life on a rugged Dorset farm with her devoted husband, Frank. But their peaceful existence is a fragile shell, masking the unbearable grief of losing their young son, Bobby, in a tragic accident. Bound together by shared sorrow, their marriage is surviving, but the silence between them is deafening.
Then, Gabriel Wolfe returns.
Now a celebrated and wealthy novelist, Gabriel is the boy who captured Beth’s heart during one intoxicating summer when she was sixteen—a passionate first love that ended in sudden, bitter heartbreak. Divorced and back at his grand childhood estate, Gabriel’s reappearance reignites a dangerous spark Beth thought she had buried forever.
Unable to resist the pull of the past, Beth is drawn into a consuming, secret affair. But in a close-knit village, secrets never stay hidden for long. When Frank’s fiercely loyal and volatile brother, Jimmy, discovers the betrayal, a night of drunken rage culminates in a devastating gunshot.
Jimmy is dead. Frank is standing in the dock at the Old Bailey, facing prison for his brother's murder. As a ruthless media circus descends on their shattered lives, Beth must confront the catastrophic consequences of her choices and the monumental sacrifice her husband is willing to make to save a child's future.
Spanning two decades of love, tragedy, and deceit, Broken Country is a profoundly moving and emotionally complex family drama. It is a story about the heavy price of our darkest secrets, the boundless nature of forgiveness, and the unimaginable sacrifices we make for the people we love.
Perfect for fans of gripping, tear-jerking dramas like Lisa Jewell's "Then She Was Gone" and Lisa Genova's "Still Alice".