Christobel Kent on Murder, Morality, and Survival | CrimeReads

When What We Did begins, Bridget is almost convinced that she's safe. She's escaped Carmichael, the violin teacher who sexually abused her throughout her adolescence, and she's recovered enough to form a deeply loving, secure family. But when Carmichael reappears in her town and begins to threaten Bridget and the girls and women around her, Bridget's safety evaporates. She finds herself with a stark choice: kill her abuser, or give up her adult life.

Kent writes Bridget with exceptional empathy. As Bridget wrestles with her past and her present, she becomes a hero like few we have read before. Kent and I spoke about Bridget's survival, her heroism, and the group of people-from her husband to Gill, a reporter investigating Carmichael for potential abuse-who band around her, helping her rise.