ruth ware the death of mrs westaway synopsis

I loved the writing, as it was so incredibly vivid. This story really made me feel all kinds of emotions: compassion, sympathy, anger, sadness, happiness, disgust.

“White privilege” and minority stereotypes were addressed in this story and it was extremely well written, without being forceful toward a certain agenda. In an age where pictures can be shared in seconds via social media and texting, and long-term repercussions are not considered, this story takes a very realistic scenario and plays it out with such fast-pace that it pulls you in and challenges everything you believe. As the image spreads like wildfire, the Windsor community is instantly polarized, buzzing with controversy and assigning blame.Īt the heart of the lies and scandal, Tom, Nina, and Lyla are forced together-all questioning their closest relationships, asking themselves who they really are, and searching for the courage to live a life of true meaning. Then, one photograph, snapped in a drunken moment at a party, changes everything. His road has been lonely, long, and hard, but he finally starts to relax after Lyla earns a scholarship to Windsor Academy, Nashville’s most prestigious private school.Īmid so much wealth and privilege, Lyla doesn’t always fit in-and her overprotective father doesn’t help-but in most ways, she’s a typical teenaged girl, happy and thriving. Tom Volpe is a single dad working multiple jobs while struggling to raise his headstrong daughter, Lyla.

Yet sometimes the middle-class small-town girl in Nina wonders if she’s strayed from the person she once was. More recently, her husband made a fortune selling his tech business, and their adored son has been accepted to Princeton. Nina Browning is living the good life after marrying into Nashville’s elite.

Ruth ware the death of mrs westaway synopsis