Donna Freitas is the author of Her One Regret, the first Ocean State novel, as well as The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano, published in twenty languages, two memoirs, and over a dozen novels for children and young adults. She has a PhD in Gender Studies and Religion and teaches creative writing. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and many other newspapers and magazines, and she has been interviewed on The Today Show, CNN, and All Things Considered. A native Rhode Islander, she splits her time between the US and Barcelona.
Praise for Donna Freitas “Freitas addresses a topic little discussed in fiction—that of regretting motherhood—with compassion, demonstrating the consequences of her characters’ choices while also delivering a fingernails-bitten-to-the-quick mystery.” —Sarah Weinman, The New York Times “This book manages to be simultaneously a page-turning crime thriller and a deep exploration of one of the ultimate mothering taboos—regret. Absolutely extraordinary.” —Emily Oster, bestselling author of Expecting Better “Donna Freitas proves she can ‘say the unsayable’ and weave thorny, important questions about women’s lives into a compelling, entertaining, and provocative suspense novel.” —Andromeda Romano-Lax, author of The Deepest Lake “This gripping, character-driven thriller kept me reading late into the night.” —Julia Bartz, New York Times bestselling author of The Writing Retreat “Engaging. And thought-provoking. I could not put it down. This book is brilliant, subversive, enjoyable, and deeply revelatory about the inner lives of women and mothers.” —Lyz Lenz, author of This American Ex-Wife “Smart, addictive, utterly compelling and shockingly honest—a page turner with a deep, emotional core. So many brilliant observations about women’s lives—this book made me feel so seen, while it kept me guessing.” —Daisy Buchanan, author of Insatiable