I read this book at the beginning of January 2025 and I still think about it often. Great story and I truly believe it'll be a great seller!

Greenwich, by Kate Broad, is a solid, well written, intriguing, keep you guessing novel. It does not feel like a debut novel. The story is well told and it was a pleasure to read the prose. The narrator, Rachel Fiske, is a complicated, fully developed character. Her voice is authentic. Her age plays into the story and Ms. Broad did an excellent job of personifying a person on the cusp of adulthood, thinking she is mature but clearly lacks the experience and knowledge to truly be so.

The family members are not difficult to keep track of and they all play important roles. I recommend this book to fans of Kristen Hannah and other such talented authors. I look forward to Kate Broad's next book.

Thank you to the author, St. Martin's Press, and NetGalley for the ARC.

Greenwich is more than just a coming of age story. It is a riveting book that explores race, class, and privilege. Author Kate Broad paints a masterful picture. Did I love the individual characters? No. Did I love this book? Absolutely.

I cannot get this story out of my head! Kate Broad has written a coming-of-age literary novel about Rachel Fiske, a young woman who spends the summer in affluent Greenwich, Connecticut to help her aunt recover from an injury, by caring for her daughter. Early in the novel, the reader receives hints about a trial involving Rachel which occurs at a future date.

Broad masterfully manipulates the reader at near-breathtaking spikes as the summer evolves into a time of adults behaving recklessly while children care for children. As a former Greenwich resident who babysat for wealthy families in the 1990s, many of Rachel's experiences were familiar. Broad's observant eye magnifies the complexities of wealth and privilege, status and perception, and the danger of getting what one wants.

A look at privilege from the outside in. There's a sense of isolation in this book that tells the story of a niece sent to live with her wealthy family in Greenwich. The story is heavily foreshadowed that something terrible occurred which casts a shadow of dread over the whole book. The author seats us firmly in the main character showing us her curiosity and confusion and deepening her sense of trespass over time. A very atmospheric and quick read.

This was a strong debut novel, it had that element that I was hoping for and enjoyed from the description. The characters worked overall with this story and thought they were realistic. Kate Broad has a strong writing style and left me wanting to read more.

I fell fast at this story! Broad's creative story telling abilities drew me in and I couldn't put this book down. I thought I knew a lot about rich communities in Connecticut, but there was a lot more to uncover, and Broad does just that with Greenwich. I look forward to more books from her. Excellent writing and characters that are intriguing.

This was a pretty intense family story.. Recent HS grad Rachel goes to visit her Aunt and Uncle for the summer--her Aunt is recovering from something (I don't think it is explicitly named, but it involves her back) and Rachel is to keep her company and help out if necessary with the couple's young daughter Sabine. We know from the start that something bad happens that summer but as we read on there's so much darkness in that house and Rachel has to try to figure out how to deal with it all--with the help of Sabine's nanny, Claudia. I could not stop reading this book. It toucnes on themes of money, power, corruption, race, family loyalty--so interesting.