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Happy Ever After
- Author
- C. C. MacDonald
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 23 January 2020
- Run Time
- 11 hours 16 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
She made one terrible mistake… and someone isn’t going to let her forget it.
**Picked as a 2020 'Unmissable Debut' by the Daily Express**
'Kept me gripped and kept me guessing' Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said
Naomi seems to have everything. A beautiful daughter, a gorgeous house, a perfect life.
Behind the scenes, though, she and her husband are drifting from one another and struggling to conceive their second child.
Then Naomi meets a parent at her daughter's nursery. Sean understands her, or so she thinks. Looking for a connection, for a friend, Naomi makes a terrible mistake.
Weeks later, when Naomi attempts to contact Sean, he has disappeared without a trace. But it becomes clear that someone else knows her secret. Someone who wants to make sure she never forgets what she did.
A twisting, addictive thriller about desire and deceit, perfect for fans of Apple Tree Yard, Blood Orange and Our House.
'Excellent domestic noir, chillingly plausible… I loved the ending' Jo Spain, author of The Confession
'An absorbing story, a bunch of unexpected twists, great writing. I totally lost myself in this book' John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
'Sexy, chilling and wonderfully twisty' Emily Koch, author of If I Die Before I Wake
'Clever, perceptive...explores obsession, marital discord...the final twist chills' Literary Review
READERS LOVE HAPPY EVER AFTER:
'A brilliant, engrossing thriller’
‘Amazing debut…Terrifying and electric’
'A clever psychological thriller with twists that I didn’t see coming'
'An interesting take on the stalker genre'
'Read this in a day! Brilliant book’
Critics Review
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Happy Ever After is insanely gripping . . . it's slick, smart and so very human
Cath Weeks, author of The Wife's Shadow
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This creepy tale of obsession will give you shivers.
Real Life
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A highly addictive thriller about blame and guilt with a satisfyingly shocking ending.
Jo Jakeman, author of Sticks and Stones
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A dark and deeply satisfying slice of domestic noir
C. L. Pattison, author of The Housemate
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Very readable domestic noir.
Best
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This fresh, atmospheric thriller kept me gripped and kept me guessing; the plot shifts like quicksand under your feet
Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said
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Excellent domestic noir, chillingly plausible. I was really caught up in the web of lies, and I loved the ending
Jo Spain, author of Dirty Little Secrets
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A gripping debut. Sexy, chilling and wonderfully twisty.
Emily Koch, author of If I Die Before I Wake
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HAPPY EVER AFTER is a brilliantly-plotted, emotionally-acute debut that will keep you guessing until the very last page.
Jessica Barry, author of Freefall
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The best kind of literary thriller. An absorbing story, a bunch of unexpected twists, great writing. I totally lost myself in this book. And it’s a debut novel too, so an added wow.
John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
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Details
- Author
- C. C. MacDonald
- Narrator
- Kristin Atherton, Chris MacDonald
- Duration
- 11 hours 16 minutes
- Release Date
- 23 January 2020
- ISBN
- 9781473581630
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Thriller / suspense fiction, Narrative theme: love / relationships
Synopsis
She made one terrible mistake… and someone isn’t going to let her forget it.**Picked as a 2020 'Unmissable Debut' by the Daily Express**'Kept me gripped and kept me guessing' Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She SaidNaomi seems to have everything. A beautiful daughter, a gorgeous house, a perfect life.Behind the scenes, though, she and her husband are drifting from one another and struggling to conceive their second child.Then Naomi meets a parent at her daughter's nursery. Sean understands her, or so she thinks. Looking for a connection, for a friend, Naomi makes a terrible mistake.Weeks later, when Naomi attempts to contact Sean, he has disappeared without a trace. But it becomes clear that someone else knows her secret. Someone who wants to make sure she never forgets what she did.A twisting, addictive thriller about desire and deceit, perfect for fans of Apple Tree Yard, Blood Orange and Our House.'Excellent domestic noir, chillingly plausible… I loved the ending' Jo Spain, author of The Confession'An absorbing story, a bunch of unexpected twists, great writing. I totally lost myself in this book' John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'Sexy, chilling and wonderfully twisty' Emily Koch, author of If I Die Before I Wake'Clever, perceptive...explores obsession, marital discord...the final twist chills' Literary ReviewREADERS LOVE HAPPY EVER AFTER: 'A brilliant, engrossing thriller’‘Amazing debut…Terrifying and electric’'A clever psychological thriller with twists that I didn’t see coming''An interesting take on the stalker genre''Read this in a day! Brilliant book’
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