A remarkably assured, suspenseful and psychologically rich first novel about the secrets that unravel when a couple find a diamond ring - with a finger attached - washed up on a beach.

Sometimes the stories we tell ourselves are the ones we most want to hear. On the brink of scandal, five characters bound by marriage, friendship and lust attempt to rescue what is most important to them. A remarkably assured, suspenseful and psychologically rich first novel about the secrets that unravel when a couple find a diamond ring - with a finger attached - washed up on a beach.