Publication Date: August 1, 2025
Your daughter falls in love with your best friend’s husband. Whose side are you on?
As I walk through the front door of my daughter Scarlett’s house, looking forward to the birthday lunch we have planned, nothing can prepare me what I see. Andrew is here too, my best friend’s husband… Scarlett and Andrew say they are in love. Despite the 25-year age gap, they want to be together.
My best friend Philippa and I have known each other for 50 years. Our daughters are more like sisters. We know everything about each other. And Philippa’s the only person in the world who knows my darkest secret.
She’d decided to leave Andrew. They’d drifted apart. My husband and I were devastated – her desire for a different kind of life broke up our happy little group – but I supported her.
Now, seeing Andrew and Scarlett together… I can’t take it in.
My husband is horrified, and my loyalties are all over the place. Scarlett begs me to keep her secret from Philippa. Begs me to understand that, despite the age gap and the way in which they came together, she and Andrew are perfect for each other.
I cannot lose my daughter over this but how can I betray my best friend? How can I risk her sharing the secret that could break apart my own family?
And what would happen if my family found out who I really am?
Whose Side Are You On? is an utterly page-turning read about the secrets and lies that can tear a family apart from the bestselling author of The Silent Wife and The Woman I Was Before. Fans of Liane Moriarty and Diane Chamberlain will be completely gripped!
Dealing with other people involves juggling the messiness that comes with emotions. The biggest challenge, though, is knowing how to handle secrets.
Take Jackie and Philippa, best friends for 50 years. Author Kerry Fisher highlights the closeness between the two women as they have navigated various life milestones together, ensuring their families form a close bond.
Whose Side Are You On? delves into the challenge Jackie faces when she uncovers something that tests her loyalty between her daughter and Philippa. The author creates a Catch-22 scenario with significant implications.
The fallout of the decision is felt throughout both families, but it also foreshadows a dark secret from Jackie’s past. It’s a powerful story where no one emerges unscathed.
Whose Side Are You On? offers a deep dive into family secrets along with their explosive ramifications.
Kerry Fisher is an internationally bestselling author of women’s contemporary fiction, including The Woman I Was Before, The Silent Wife (USA Today bestseller) and Other People’s Marriages, as well as a non-fiction memoir, Take My Hand. She was born in Peterborough, studied French and Italian at the University of Bath and spent many years living in Spain, Italy and France. After returning to England to work as a journalist, she eventually abandoned real life stories for the secrets of fictional families. She now lives in Surrey with her husband, with an intermittent empty nest as her two young adult children come and go.
