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The Young Widows
- Author
- S. J. Short
- Narrator
- Vivien Carter
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 1 February 2024
- Run Time
- 9 hours 53 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
'If you love Liane Moriarty and Shari Lapena, you'll love this twisty psychological thriller' Pick Me Up
An addictive thriller that will keep you guessing until the last page, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Shari Lapena.
Meet the young widows:
The hot mess
Kylie is done with commitment. Her trust in men died with her husband. Now she trawls bars looking for fun – no strings, no promises, no second night. That is until she meets a man who seems to want more, but is it a mistake to trust again?
The new member
Hannah’s grief is fresh and reminds the other widows how raw their pain once was – however, do they want to let that back into their lives?
The wallflower
Isabel is used to hiding in the shadows, her past still haunts her. Only her late husband knew what happened the night that ruined her life.
The fiancée
Adriana is moving on. But as her wedding draws closer, she’s starting to question how well she truly knows her partner. Then she receives an anonymous note that reads: Get out while you still can.
Four very different women brought together by their grief, only to find their lives are inexplicably linked in the darkest of ways.
Readers love The Young Widows!‘Fantastic. A very twisty read full of suspense’
‘A real rollercoaster’
‘Kept me hooked’
‘Had me gripped. I raced through … and there were plenty of twists!’
Critics Review
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Praise for S.J. Short
‘Genuinely entertaining and memorable’ – Booklist
‘Truly excels at character development’ – Kirku
‘Elegant, descriptive and delectable’ – RT
'If you love Liane Moriarty and Shari Lapena, you'll love this twisty psychological thriller' –Pick Me Up
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Details
- Author
- S. J. Short
- Narrator
- Vivien Carter
- Duration
- 9 hours 53 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 February 2024
- ISBN
- 9780008672881
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Family life fiction / Stories about family
Synopsis
'If you love Liane Moriarty and Shari Lapena, you'll love this twisty psychological thriller' Pick Me Up An addictive thriller that will keep you guessing until the last page, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Shari Lapena. Meet the young widows: The hot mess Kylie is done with commitment. Her trust in men died with her husband. Now she trawls bars looking for fun – no strings, no promises, no second night. That is until she meets a man who seems to want more, but is it a mistake to trust again? The new member Hannah’s grief is fresh and reminds the other widows how raw their pain once was – however, do they want to let that back into their lives? The wallflower Isabel is used to hiding in the shadows, her past still haunts her. Only her late husband knew what happened the night that ruined her life. The fiancée Adriana is moving on. But as her wedding draws closer, she’s starting to question how well she truly knows her partner. Then she receives an anonymous note that reads: Get out while you still can. Four very different women brought together by their grief, only to find their lives are inexplicably linked in the darkest of ways. Readers love The Young Widows! ‘Fantastic. A very twisty read full of suspense’ ‘A real rollercoaster’ ‘Kept me hooked’ ‘Had me gripped. I raced through … and there were plenty of twists!’
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