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The Whispers
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Push, a propulsive page-turner about four families whose lives are changed when the unthinkable happens--and what is lost when we give in to our own worst impulses
"Nobody delves as deep into the guts of motherhood as Ashley Audrain, she really is in a league of her own." --Lisa Jewell
On Harlow Street, the well-to-do neighborhood couples and their children gather for a catered barbecue as the summer winds down; drinks continue late into the night.
Everything is fabulous until the picture-perfect hostess explodes in fury because her son disobeys her. Everyone at the party hears her exquisite veneer crack--loud and clear. Before long, that same young boy falls from his bedside window in the middle of the night. And then, his mother can only sit by her son's hospital bed, where she refuses to speak to anyone, and his life hangs in the balance.
What happens next, over the course of a tense three days, as each of these women grapple with what led to that terrible night?
Exploring envy, women's friendships, desire, and the intuitions that we silence, The Whispers is a chilling novel that marks Audrain as a major women's fiction talent.
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Book Details
ISBN:
9781984881717
EAN:
9781984881717
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
336
Authors:
Ashley Audrain
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Published Date: 2024-14-05
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Wow unbelievable how people can allow their demons to take control and destroy a person great read with a surprising ending
All the characters are whiny mommies. Either they have completely dedicated their lives to their babies or they are beating themselves for not entirely dedicating themselves to babies. It's an extraordinarily slow boring read. I imagine the author wrote the only thing she knows about which is being a mommy.
I need a sequel. I want to see what happens when he tells the world about this wretch of a woman.
Bummer. The Push was far better.This book started out really interesting, and had some good twists; however, we never really learn all that much about the women who are supposed to be at the forefront of the story. There is nothing to make you feel invested in them - frankly, they aren't even likeable. And adding the Portuguese neighbor into the story seemed kind of pointless. I think her role as keeper of the secrets couldn't been better fleshed out, and I have no idea why the little side story about her husband and son was included.Nothing was well developed here, and the end, while surprising for sure, was too abrupt. What happened with all the other women? What happened next?I wouldn't bother with this one.
I hated how this story ended It was ok, kept me intrigued, I wanted to k ow what was going to happen. And then it happened, lol. I feel like it left gaps, the stories not completed. I loved Th Push by Ms. Audrain, but this one was definitely just ok. It's not one that I would recommend. Maybe if it ended better I would have enjoyed it better. Anywho it was a descent read for me. Definitely not one of my favorites.
