Surface

By Stacy Robinson

“I can't remember the last time I devoured a book so eagerly. Magnificent!”  --Elin Hilderbrand, New York Times bestselling author

In this powerfully written and insightful novel, author Stacy Robinson explores the consequences of flawed choices, the complex nature of betrayal and forgiveness—and the intriguing possibility of second acts…

Claire Montgomery has a lifetime of sensible decisions behind her. Yet all it takes is one impulsive indiscretion to bring everything crashing down—her marriage to a wealthy entrepreneur, her status as half of one of Denver society’s power couples, and the future she dreamed of for their seventeen-year-old son, Nick. 

Claire’s husband, Michael, angrily blames her for the recklessness that has left Nick’s life in the balance, though not nearly as much as Claire blames herself. But as Nick struggles to move forward, Claire too begins inching toward a reimagined future. Along with a fresh perspective come new questions. Are there other reasons for her fractured relationship and Michael’s increasingly erratic behavior? Has he, too, been harboring painful secrets? And does Claire dare to find the real truth, when her seamlessly decorated world of privilege and security is at stake?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Feb 24, 2015
• ISBN: 9781617733765

Stacy Robinson

Stacy Robinson is a novelist and a former marketing and PR professional and teacher. She graduated with a BA degree in International Relations from Stanford University, and worked in Japan in public relations and consulting and as an English language teacher before returning to her hometown of Los Angeles to continue her career in international marketing. Presently she lives in Denver, where she serves on the Executive Board of the Children’s Diabetes Foundation and is a member of the Lighthouse Writers Workshop. She is an avid traveler, reader and occasional cyclist, and enjoys the Mile High city and nearby mountains with her husband, three children and chocolate Labrador non Retriever.

Reviews for Surface

[cherylk_44 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This is a good debut novel by new author, Stacy Robinson. The only reasons that I gave this book a 3 star instead of a higher rating is because I did think it moved a little slow with repetitive dialect for the first half of the story. Which the story really did get going in Part three the second half of the book. In this part the rest of the secondary characters were just alright. So for these two reason I thought the book was alright but still enjoyable enough that I do look forward to seeing what the author comes out with next. Claire and Nicholas were the story. More Claire than Nicky. She showed just how strong a mother's love is. She could have just given up and been a bitter woman due to her situation but she was a fighter. Michael I hated with a passion. So much so that when the truth about him came out I was thinking "He got what he deserved."

[jbarr5 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

SURFACE by Stacy RobinsonStory line sounded intrigeing. Starts out with Claire and Michael and they have a son Nicholas who's home for the summer from boarding school. He's now 17 and he meets up with his other friends at night.As Michael has left the country to do business one of his associates shows up and he and Claire hit it off-he's got info on a new project and she questions him about it. What ensues is they end up in bed and he drops his cocaine that Nicky finds and uses-and Nicky is a diabetic.He ends up in a coma and surgeries and then Michael sends him to a rehab hosptial in LA and Claire goes with him.Story goes back in time so we can understand Michael and Claire's relationship before they got married, then we are back in the present at the LA rehab place. Nicky is showing progress but Michael who flies in from Denver, CO doesn't think as much as he should be improving. Nickys sees himself as a retard.Quite a few twists to the story and then other events on top of that make this a good read. Action, mysteries, loss, travel, new friendships and betrayal. She is able to uncover some things that lead her and her friends to think Michael is having an affair. She does learn what it's all about and so much more and she meets him headon with how she can help him.Like how the book got it's name and yes the mother in law knew it from the start. Crazy plan of hers to help her and her son survive. it's never going to work...I received this book from The Kennsington Books in exchange for my honest review