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A PopSugar Best Book of Spring!
"An exceptional psychological thriller." — Publishers Weekly STARRED review
"Compulsively readable and deeply satisfying psychological suspense." — Christina Alger, USA TODAY betselling author of The Banker's Wife
"Leaves you wanting more." — Liv Constantine, author of the national bestseller The Last Mrs. Parrish
"A smart, wickedly plotted psychological thriller brimming with dark surprises" — Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author
"Intense, creepy, and classic Rouda. A chilling story, told so well. Don't miss it!" — J. T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author
From the author of Best Day Ever, another gripping novel of psychological suspense set in an upscale Southern California community, for fans of B.A. Paris and Shari Lapena.
The perfect home. The perfect family. The perfect lie.
Jane Harris lives in a sparkling home in an oceanfront gated community in Orange County. It's a place that seems too beautiful to be touched by sadness. But exactly one year ago, Jane's oldest daughter, Mary, died in a tragic accident and Jane has been grief-stricken ever since. Lost in a haze of anti-depressants, she's barely even left the house. Now that's all about to change.
It's time for Jane to reclaim her life and her family. Jane's husband, David, has planned a memorial service for Mary and three days later, their youngest daughter, Betsy, graduates high school. Yet as Jane reemerges into the world, it's clear her family has changed without her. Her husband has been working long days—and nights—at the office. Her daughter seems distant, even secretive. And her beloved Mary was always such a good girl—dutiful and loving. But does someone know more about Mary, and about her last day, than they've revealed?
The bonds between mothers and daughters, and husbands and wives should never be broken. But you never know how far someone will go to keep a family together...
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781488205736
- File size: 274145 KB
- Duration: 09:31:08
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- English
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Narrator Kathleen McInerney is assigned the tricky task of voicing duplicity. She uses the honest and familiar tone of a best friend to voice Jane Harris, a stay-at-home mom who is grieving the accidental death of her teenage daughter Mary. But there is a darker Jane, who emerges in subtle tones punctuated by emotional outbursts. Teen characters figure heavily as Jane investigates Mary's death, and McInerney deftly captures their whiny and defensive undertones. You can practically hear Betsy, Jane's surviving teen daughter, scowl. Using yet another voice to represent Jane as she re-emerges in public, McInerney weaves multiple psyches that purposefully leave listeners in the dark until the gripping end. J.T. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine -
Starred review from March 11, 2019
Jane Harris, the unreliable narrator of this exceptional psychological thriller from Rouda (Best Day Ever), has sequestered herself in her gorgeous oceanfront home in a gated community in Orange County, Calif., overcome with grief following the death of her college-age daughter, Mary, in an accident a year earlier. Appearances are important to Jane—perfect house, perfect family, perfect image of mourning. Now that she has decided to move on, Jane finds her husband, David, distant, working long hours and avoiding her while younger daughter Betsy is wrapped up in her high school graduation, which is just four days away. Against Jane’s wishes, David schedules a celebration of Mary’s life before Betsy graduates. Rouda gradually shifts reader sympathy for Jane with her “complicated grief” to disgust at her toxic need for control. Selfish and judgmental, Jane has more than just boundary issues as she monitors her family’s every move and email with the spyware she clandestinely installs. The stakes rise when Jane receives a note suggesting that Mary’s death was no accident. Suspense fans will be amply rewarded. Agent: Katie Shea Boutillier, Donald Maass Literary.
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