Jennifer Barnes received the shocking news that she has a terminal brain tumour at her routine doctor's appointment. She has only six weeks to live. Stunned by the diagnosis, the forty-eight-year-old mother decides to spend what little time she has left with her family—her adult triplets and twin grandsons. But when she realizes that she was possibly poisoned, Jennifer is determined to discover who is responsible. So far, Jake, her soon-to-be ex husband, is at the top of her list.
Meanwhile, her daughters are each processing the news differently. Calm medical student Emily is there for whatever Jennifer needs. Moody scientist Aline, who keeps her mother at arm’s length, agrees to help with the investigation. Even imprudent Miranda, who has recently had to move back home, is being unusually attentive.
But with her daughters doubting her campaign against their father, Jennifer can’t help but wonder if the poisoning is all in her head—or is there someone else that wants her dead?
Catherine McKenzie's Six Weeks to Live is an explosive family drama that explores the relationships between triplets—twins, plus one—and the dynamics they each have with their dying mother.
With short, punchy chapters, McKenzie's latest is a gripping psychological novel. Opening with a gut-wrenching diagnosis, her heroine has a mere six weeks to live and to find her killer. In the time that she has left, Jennifer naturally wants her daughters close and her husband's support. Interestingly as time goes on, the girls become unfazed and oddly unsympathetic—they think that their mother is up to her usual theatrics.
Told from multiple points of view, McKenzie deftly weaves them together with skill and suspense. Jennifer's quest to prove she was poisoned is the perfect vehicle to unearth the old wounds, grudges, and memories.
Six Weeks to Live has guilt, secrets, blame, and revenge blemishing every page.
CATHERINE McKENZIE is the bestselling author of numerous bestsellers including You Can't Catch Me, Hidden, Fractured, The Good Liar, and I'll Never Tell. Her works have been translated into multiple languages and I'll Never Tell, The Good Liar, and You Can't Catch Me have all been optioned for development into television series.
McKenzie was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. A graduate of McGill in History and Law, Catherine practiced law for twenty years before leaving the practice to write full time.
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