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Bezig met laden... The Whispers: A Novel (origineel 2023; editie 2023)door Ashley Audrain (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I am on the fence about this one. While I liked the premise and alternating POV’s, I felt it was excessively wordy and long-winded. That last sentence though…If there is a sequel, I’m here for it. ( ) 3.5 stars, this is well written, and the topics of motherhood, miscarriage, and struggling with parent/child relationships are important. I just didn't quite grasp that there wasn't much plot here till I was a great deal of the way thru, and found this heavier and less intriguing than I thought it would be. Why did I pick this up? I'm drawn to Bad Mother books. And this book has got a doozy! Whitney, the Bad Mother, is something of a Disney villainess. There are a couple of mysteries at the heart of the book: How did her son fall from a third-story window? And who is secretly screwing whom? Much of the reading time, however was taken up with concerns that don't interest me. Is my husband having an affair? Horrors. Waah I can't have a baby. I'm nonplussed. Give me more Bad Mother plot! I love the construction of this novel, beginning with a neighborhood party where we're introduced to the families, the husbands, wives, children. A horrible thing happens, and then the chapters rotate through the various characters' perspectives. Utterly immersive with believable (which is not the same as likeable) characters. Everyone has their own drama going on and they all fit together like a puzzle. This book is a slow burn drama with a cast of authentic characters who bring out the worst in each other. The ending was perfect. Xavier's last sentence was the perfect way to end this story. I love that Whitney might actually have to answer for all of her reckless behaviours. A little sad that Ben might get exactly what he wanted. Overall, it was an interesting story and working our way to the conclusion from before and now allowed the story to come out in a way that kept you guessing what happened.
"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 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"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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