On a brisk fall night in a New York apartment, 35-year-old Billie West hears terrified screams. It’s her lifelong best friend Cassie Barnwell, one floor above, and she’s just realized her infant daughter has gone missing. Billie is shaken as she looks down into her own arms to see the baby, remembering—with a jolt of fear—that she is responsible for the kidnapping that has instantly shattered Cassie’s world.
Once fiercely bonded by their secrets, Cassie and Billie have drifted apart in adulthood, no longer the inseparable pair they used to be in their small Hudson Valley hometown. Cassie is married to a wealthy man, has recently become a mother, and is building a following as a lifestyle influencer. She is desperate to leave her past behind—including Billie, who is single and childless, and no longer fits into her world. But Billie knows the worst thing Cassie has ever done, and she will do whatever it takes to restore their friendship…
Told in alternating perspectives in Lovering’s signature suspenseful style, Bye, Baby confronts the myriad ways friendships change and evolve over time, the lingering echoes of childhood trauma, and the impact of women’s choices on their lifelong relationships.
As we follow the journey of these friendships in Bye, Baby, we are caught up by the intensity of it all. I was mostly rooting for Billie, but there were also aspects I enjoyed about Cassie.
The settings and the activities in the story were interesting, and because of the way the tale went back and forth in time, I couldn’t help but stay connected to events as they unfolded. Definitely a story to enjoy, and for me, it earned 5 stars.
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Sounds really fascinating and I am wondering how Billie feels responsible for the kidnapping.
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Thanks, Kathryn, I like how we are presented with some of the details in the beginning, and gradually learn more.
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