Гринвич-парк

Zhiznʹ Khelen idealʹna - muzh-arkhitektor, velikolepnyĭ dom v viktorianskom stile, druzhnai͡a semʹi͡a i dolgozhdannai͡a, posle mnogikh neudachnykh popytok, beremennostʹ. V schastlivom ozhidanii ona zapisyvaetsi͡a na kursy dli͡a beremennykh v svoem raĭone, gde i vstrechaet Rėĭchel - svoi͡u polnui͡u protivopolozhnostʹ, gromkui͡u, ėkstravagantnui͡u i odinokui͡u. Rėĭchel pochemu-to uzhasno priti͡agivaet Khelen k sebe, no vskore edva zarodivshai͡asi͡a druzhba nachinaet pugatʹ. Novai͡a podruga kak budto by vsegda sluchaĭno okazyvaetsi͡a ri͡adom, neozhidanno prikhodit v gosti, znaet, kazhetsi͡a, kazhdui͡u melochʹ o Khelen i ee semʹe. Sobytii͡a razvivai͡utsi͡a stremitelʹno, prinimai͡a samye opasnye oboroty, i vot uzhe neponi͡atno, kto prestupnik, a kto zhertva v strannoĭ i zaputannoĭ igre. "Grinvich-park" - debi͡utnyĭ roman angliĭskoĭ pisatelʹnit͡sy Kėtrin Folkner, napri͡azhennyĭ psikhologicheskiĭ triller o materinstve, druzhbe i o semeĭnykh taĭnakh, kotorymi luchshe ni s kem ne delitʹsi͡a. Ėto zakhvatyvai͡ushchiĭ triller, v kotorom idillicheskiĭ obraz ozhidanii͡a rebenka predstaet pod novym uglom. Kazhetsi͡a, chto u Khelen estʹ vse, o chem ona mechtala - schastlivyĭ brak, velikolepnyĭ dom i li͡ubimai͡a semʹi͡a, v kotoroĭ skoro ozhidaetsi͡a popolnenie. Posle dolgikh let neudachnykh popytok eĭ nakonet͡s-to udaetsi͡a zaberemenetʹ. Khelen otvetstvenno gotovitsi͡a k budushchemu materinstvu i nachinaet poseshchatʹ kursy dli͡a beremennykh, gde vstrechaet Rėĭchel - odinokui͡u, ėkstravagantnui͡u i ochenʹ kharizmatichnui͡u zhenshchinu. Protivopolozhnosti priti͡agivai͡utsi͡a - i skoro mezhdu Khelen i Rėĭchel zarozhdaetsi͡a druzhba. Tolʹko vot novai͡a podruga stanovitsi͡a ochenʹ navi͡azchivoĭ, k tomu zhe, ona podozritelʹno mnogo znaet o zhizni Khelen i ee semʹi. Sama togo ne ponimai͡a, Khelen okazyvaetsi͡a vputannoĭ v strannui͡u i opasnui͡u igru…Tak li uzh idealʹna teperʹ zhiznʹ Khelen?

Helen's life is perfect - an architect husband, a magnificent Victorian house, a close-knit family, and a long-awaited pregnancy after many unsuccessful attempts. While happily waiting, she enrolls in a pregnancy course in her neighborhood, where she meets Rachel, her exact opposite, loud, extravagant and lonely. Rachel, for some reason, terribly attracts Helen to herself, but soon the barely conceived friendship begins to frighten. A new friend always happens to be around, unexpectedly comes to visit, and seems to know every little thing about Helen and her family. Events are developing rapidly, taking the most dangerous turns, and now it is unclear who is the criminal and who is the victim in a strange and confusing game. Greenwich Park is the debut novel by English writer Catherine Faulkner, a tense psychological thriller about motherhood, friendship and family secrets that are better not to share with anyone. This is an exciting thriller in which the idyllic image of waiting for a child is presented from a new angle. It seems that Helen has everything she dreamed of – a happy marriage, a magnificent home and a beloved family, which is expected to be replenished soon. After years of unsuccessful attempts, she finally manages to get pregnant. Helen responsibly prepares for future motherhood and begins attending pregnancy courses, where she meets Rachel, a lonely, extravagant and very charismatic woman. Opposites attract, and soon a friendship begins between Helen and Rachel. Only now the new friend is becoming very intrusive, besides, she knows suspiciously much about the life of Helen and her family. Without realizing it, Helen finds herself embroiled in a strange and dangerous game.…Is Helen's life really that perfect now?