Fi Lawson returns home one evening to discover her house has
been sold to another well-to-do couple entirely without her knowledge. And where
is her estranged husband Bram? House fraud has been on the rise, and this is an
intriguing look at the whole issue of property, prices, and how much importance
should we attach to it. Louise Candlish raises the question ‘investment or
burden?’ and captures perfectly the wavering between smug satisfaction and
anxiety of the householders of Trinity Avenue. As stunned Fi tries to work the
problem, we delve into the back story to discover how our couple got to this
point of disintegration. Behind the perfectly trimmed hedges of Trinity Avenue
lurk secrets and lies enough to hold the plot as we slide firmly into surburban
noir. Although property obsession may seem a London-centric story, Candlish is
really asking the question, ‘how far would you go to protect your home and family?’
And I guess that’s something we can all relate to.
