A young mother's life is blown apart when her husband and four-year-old son are killed during a bombing at a football match.

While the young mother tries to battle her depression, she also must fight the guilt of committing adultery the same day of her son's and husband's death.

New York Times said it was "As benefits good genre fiction, Cleave's characters are sustained, driven and informed by the plot, which dictates and governs all".

The author said that principally, the novel is about the feelings of a mother for its children and the aftermath of a terrorist attack.

It was directed by Sharon Maguire and starring Michelle Williams in the main role, supported by Ewan McGregor as Jasper Black, and Matthew MacFadyen as Terrence Butcher.