Dirty Laundry

Ciara Dunphy has it alla loving husband, well-behaved children, and a beautiful home. Her circle of friends in their small Irish village go to her for tips about mothering, style, and influencer successa picture-perfect life is easy money on Instagram. But behind the filters, reality is less polished.

Enter Mishti Guha: Ciaras best friend. Ciara welcomed Mishti into her inner circle for being . . . unlike the other mothers in the group. Discontent in a marriage arranged for her by her parents back in Calcutta, Mishti now raises her young daughter in a country that is too cold, among children who look nothing like her. She wants what Ciara hasthe ease with which she moves through the worldand, in that sense, Mishti might be exactly like the other mothers.

And theres earth mother Lauren Doyle: born, bred, and the butt of jokes in their village. With her disheveled partner and children who run naked in the yard, theyre mostly a happy lot, though ostracized for being the singular dysfunction in Ciaras immaculate world. When Lauren finds an unlikely ally in Mishti, she decides that her days of ridicule are over.

Then Ciara is found murdered in her own pristine home, and the house of cards shed worked so hard to build comes crumbling down. Everyone seems to have something to gain from Ciaras death, so if they dont want the blame, it may be the perfect time to air their enemies dirty laundry.

In this dazzling debut novel, Disha Bose revolutionizes age-old ideas of love and deceit. What ensues is the delicious unspooling of a group of women desperate to preserve themselves.

Hardcover, Apr 4th 2023