When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson

Violent events (a triple murder, a drowning, a car accident, a train wreck, a kidnapping, as well as beatings and break-ins) set the background against which two heroines struggle to come to terms with their tragedies and establish stable lives. The setting is Edinburgh where 16-year-old Reggie works as a nanny for Joanna Hunter, a young mother and physician. A thirty year old tragedy in Dr. Hunter's life resurfaces and intertwines with current difficulties her husband is experiencing. Reggie and her police woman friend are pulled into solving a mystery and coming to the aid of the good doctor. When Will There Be Good News? is a good read. The only things I found unsettling were the many divorces and total absence of a good marriage.