The girls by Lisa Jewell - tell me how it ends

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I've been listening to this in drive and drabs forever and have no totally lost patience with it. Can somebody please tell me what happens so I don't have to persevere with it any more!

It seems such a dark story for Lisa Jewell, but this is how it ends:

Clare has married Dylan's father, Chris, and they are expecting a baby. Grace has recovered from her injuries and is dating Dylan. Pip is happy with her new family and friends. The other residents of the garden have moved on with their lives as well.

Thank you so much. Who was it that attacked grace?

It turns out that she was not attacked by anyone, but fell from a tree while trying to escape from Gordon. Gordon had followed her to the garden and tried to rape her. He then left her there, bleeding and unconscious.

What the....this is not how it ends at all 😂😂

Well due to the above two conflicting but equally unhelpful replies, i’v googled
spoilers on your behalf OP.
Disclaimer: I’ve not read the book.

grace was drugged/attacked by her friend Tyler over jealousy about Grace’s relationship with her (Grace’s) boyfriend. Tyler stole Gordon’s medicine to do so. The three hippy children of Adele must have helped move Grace so were abetting, but it’s never made explicit or discussed.

the references to an older murder are apparently to Tyler’s aunt who it is suggested was murdered by Tyler’s mother for much the same motive.

Nothing appears to happen to Tyler or her mother or any of the other characters as a result of these actions. Grace recovers and nothing happens.

makes me profoundly glad i didn’t bother reading the book.

Sorry I just thought it was so weird how someone had taken the time to make up an alternative ending.

Anyway I find most Lisa Jewell very readable but yeah the ending was annoying and the red herrings were a bit laboured.

And the Joe character is still a creep imo.