Fault Lines : A Novel

'Fault Lines' may be Anne Rivers Siddon's most powerful work since 'Colony', an utterly intriguing story of relationships, and of self. Ms. Siddon draws the reader into the intimate center of turmoil of three women; mother, daughter, and their sister/aunt. The story is woven around the confused heroine, Merritt, sister to Laura and mother to teenage Glynn. After an explosive family quarrel Glynn runs off from Atlanta, to her aunt Laura's home in Hollywood, where Laura pursues a declining career in the movies. After a Life's collision with the glitter of Hollywood as a backdrop, all three women find themselves on the road with a borrowed lodge in the Santa Cruz Mountains as their destination. As they confront each other and themselves, and their fault lines within reach an explosive breaking point, so do the fault lines buried deep beneath the ground under their lodge in this earthquake prone country. This novel is a nail-biter supreme that will keep you turning page after page until its unexpected climax.