A review by hayleysnextpage
The Confession by Jessie Burton

3.0

The Confession is a book about secrets, motherhood and finding yourself. Its interwoven timelines alternate between the 1980s, where Elise Morceau serendipitously meets Constance Holden one afternoon on Hampstead Heath. Elise is quickly enamoured by the older woman, a writer whose book is being turned into a Hollywood blockbuster. Elise follows Connie to LA, which is where everything seems to unravel. Meanwhile, three decades later we meet Rose Simmons, who's still seeking answers after her mother abandoned her when she was a baby. When her dad finally reveals that Connie was the last person to see her, Rose secretively finds her way into Connie's life in search of a confession.

Firstly, I thought this book was very well-written, but my rating reflects the fact that I just didn't really empathise with either of the main characters. Elise was quite bratty, while Rose was a bit of a pushover in the beginning. I also (without spoiling anything) wanted more from the ending.