The Whispers
336 pages | paperback |
Ć
From theĆ New York TimesĆ bestselling author ofĆ The Push, a propulsive page-turner about four families whose lives are changed when the unthinkable happensĆ¢ā¬āand what is lost when we give in to our own worst impulses
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.Ć Everyone at the party hears her exquisite veneer crackĆ¢ā¬āloud and clear.Ć Before long, that same young boy falls from his bedside window in the middle of the night.Ć And then, his mother can only sit by her sonĆ¢ā¬ā¢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, womenĆ¢ā¬ā¢s friendships, desire, and the intuitions that we silence,Ć The WhispersĆ is a chilling novel that marks Audrain as a major women's fiction talent.
The Whispers
336 pages | paperback |
Ć
From theĆ New York TimesĆ bestselling author ofĆ The Push, a propulsive page-turner about four families whose lives are changed when the unthinkable happensĆ¢ā¬āand what is lost when we give in to our own worst impulses
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.Ć Everyone at the party hears her exquisite veneer crackĆ¢ā¬āloud and clear.Ć Before long, that same young boy falls from his bedside window in the middle of the night.Ć And then, his mother can only sit by her sonĆ¢ā¬ā¢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, womenĆ¢ā¬ā¢s friendships, desire, and the intuitions that we silence,Ć The WhispersĆ is a chilling novel that marks Audrain as a major women's fiction talent.
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336 pages | paperback |
Ć
From theĆ New York TimesĆ bestselling author ofĆ The Push, a propulsive page-turner about four families whose lives are changed when the unthinkable happensĆ¢ā¬āand what is lost when we give in to our own worst impulses
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.Ć Everyone at the party hears her exquisite veneer crackĆ¢ā¬āloud and clear.Ć Before long, that same young boy falls from his bedside window in the middle of the night.Ć And then, his mother can only sit by her sonĆ¢ā¬ā¢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, womenĆ¢ā¬ā¢s friendships, desire, and the intuitions that we silence,Ć The WhispersĆ is a chilling novel that marks Audrain as a major women's fiction talent.
