{"product_id":"the-whispers-9780241434574","title":"The Whispers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe captivating new novel from the author of the explosive \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003eTHE PUSH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpellbinding, a shimmering, visceral ride through the dark side of family''\u003c\/b\u003e LISA JEWELL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I absolutely loved this book''\u003c\/b\u003e MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A beautifully observed exploration of what it means to be a woman''\u003c\/b\u003e SARAH PEARSE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Deeply thrilling and provocative . . a truly masterful novel'' \u003c\/b\u003eNITA PROSE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Thought-provoking and gripping, this is worthy of all the praise coming its way'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHEAT\u003c\/i\u003e, Book of the Week\u003cbr\u003e___________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe whispers started long before the accident on Harlow Street . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWas it at the party, when Whitney screamed blue murder at her son?\u003cbr\u003eOr after neighbour Blair started prowling Whitney''s house, uninvited?\u003cbr\u003eOr once Rebecca and Ben''s childlessness finally puts a crack in their marriage?\u003cbr\u003eBut on the terrible night of the accident, the whispers grow louder, more insistent.\u003cbr\u003eNeighbours gather round. Questions are asked. Secrets are spilled. And the gloss on everything begins to rub off. Everyone is drawn into the darkness.\u003cbr\u003eBecause there''s no smoke without fire.\u003cbr\u003eNo friendship without envy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd no lie that does not conceal a devastating truth . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e___________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Whispers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a darkly psychological portrait of couples in crisis and families in free fall.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A chilling psychodrama about motherhood and community'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ei PAPER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''You will devour this. A brilliant, honest read about families in crisis'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Riveting... a fearless deep dive into the real internal lives of women. The Whispers is a brilliant, deeply affecting novel you won''t soon forget'' \u003c\/b\u003eShari Lapena, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Couple Next Door\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A masterwork: a page-turner, a searing emotional rollercoaster and a beautifully-written hymn to the pain, the love, the fury of motherhood . . . sensational'' \u003c\/b\u003eRosie Walsh, bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Man Who Didn''t Call\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for THE PUSH:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Set my nerves jangling in both horror and recognition'' \u003c\/b\u003eLISA JEWELL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Gripping'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Sustains the suspense expertly'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Keeps the reader hooked'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGRAZIA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Jet-black''\u003c\/b\u003e ABIGAIL DEAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Provocative, compulsive'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eVOGUE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Riveting, thought-provoking'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Bold'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHEAT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThought-provoking and gripping\u003c\/b\u003e, this is \u003cb\u003eworthy of all the praise\u003c\/b\u003e coming its way * HEAT, Book of the Week *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Whispers\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003espellbinding, a shimmering, visceral\u003c\/b\u003e ride through the dark side of family, of community, of womanhood and mothering. \u003cb\u003eNobody delves as deep into the guts of motherhood as Ashley Audrain, she really is in a league of her own\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lisa Jewell, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e #1 Bestselling Author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI absolutely loved this book\u003c\/b\u003e -- Miranda Cowley Heller, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Paper Palace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnticing, nuanced, and unflinching\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Whispers\u003c\/i\u003e opens a secret portal into the private lives of women in suburbia. \u003cb\u003eA narrative portrait of motherhood and marriage, of loneliness and longing, of loss and desire\u003c\/b\u003e, this is a novel where\u003cb\u003e the characters are so recognizable, it's nearly impossible to feel they are strangers.\u003c\/b\u003e Rather, through the course of the \u003cb\u003edeeply thrilling and provocative pages, one comes to feel they're as real as neighbours, colleagues and friends. A truly masterful novel\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nita Prose, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Maid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRiveting\u003c\/b\u003e ... a\u003cb\u003e fearless deep dive\u003c\/b\u003e into the real internal lives of women.\u003ci\u003e The Whispers \u003c\/i\u003eis a\u003cb\u003e brilliant, deeply affecting\u003c\/b\u003e novel you won't soon forget -- Shari Lapena, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Couple Next Door\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRage unites these women \u003c\/b\u003e- rage that is \u003cb\u003eexpertly, subtly and powerfully rendered \u003c\/b\u003eby Audrain . . . and, after Audrain has lulled you into a sense of resignation over her characters' fates, she delivers\u003cb\u003e a sucker-punch ending you'll have to read twice to believe\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003echilling\u003c\/b\u003e story and a \u003cb\u003ebeautifully observed\u003c\/b\u003e exploration of what it means to be a woman, highlighting the sacrifices involved and the often frightening choices that have to be made. The knowledge that something awful is looming lends the narrative a compelling sense of unease that builds to a thickening dread as Audrain ratchets up the tension. \u003cb\u003e A quietly revelatory and unnerving novel that works on so many levels - I couldn't put it down\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sarah Pearse, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sanatorium\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dark, unflinching family drama. A pageturner\u003c\/b\u003e * Grazia *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written, twisty and thought-provoking\u003c\/b\u003e novel about \u003cb\u003ethe demands of modern women\u003c\/b\u003e, motherhood and how our own past shapes us. \u003ci\u003eThe Whispers\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003epacked with suspense, tension and unforgettable characters and I couldn't read it fast enough.\u003c\/b\u003e I adored it! -- Claire Douglas, number one bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Couple at No.9\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAshley Audrain is the \u003cb\u003emaster \u003c\/b\u003eof simmering resentment and paranoia, mental load and motherhood. \u003cb\u003eThis slow-burn thriller is gripping and horrifying and with a perfectly shocking ending. It's going to be huge, absolutely unmissable.\u003c\/b\u003e -- Catherine Cooper, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cruise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe novel's \u003cb\u003ebreathless pace and devastatingly poignant observations \u003c\/b\u003eabout the realities of motherhood and womanhood today make \u003cb\u003eevery page a gut punch,\u003c\/b\u003e and the mystery woven in \u003cb\u003ewill leave you guessing until the very last page\u003c\/b\u003e * Glamour US *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo one understands the secret lives of women like Ashley Audrain\u003c\/b\u003e. In her \u003cb\u003eelectrifying\u003c\/b\u003e new novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Whispers\u003c\/i\u003e, the unspoken fears, desires, and shame of four neighbours threaten the lives they've so carefully constructed.\u003cb\u003e It's a razor-sharp page-turner. Masterful!\u003c\/b\u003e -- Carley Fortune, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEvery Summer After\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you couldn't get enough of Audrain's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Push, \u003c\/i\u003eyou will devour this highly anticipated follow-up. A brilliant, honest read about families in crisis\u003c\/b\u003e * Woman \u0026amp; Home *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA masterwork: a page-turner, a searing emotional rollercoaster and a beautifully-written hymn to the pain, the love, the fury of motherhood.\u003c\/b\u003e I could think about nothing but Ashley Audrain's perfectly-drawn characters in the three days it took me to tear through this novel, and I suspect they will live on in my mind for a long time to come. \u003cb\u003eSensational\u003c\/b\u003e -- Rosie Walsh, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Didn't Call\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDriven by desire, jealousy and revenge\u003c\/b\u003e, everyone is under suspicion and guilty of something in this \u003cb\u003epowerful, edgy and addictive\u003c\/b\u003e novel by the queen of psychological drama, Ashley Audrain. \u003cb\u003eAn honest, uncensored look at women and motherhood in the wake of a mysterious tragedy, \u003ci\u003eThe Whispers \u003c\/i\u003eis a must-read\u003c\/b\u003e -- Mary Kubica, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eJust the Nicest Couple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI couldn't put \u003ci\u003eThe Whispers\u003c\/i\u003e down. \u003cb\u003eIt held me by my throat the entire way and left me in awe of Audrain's talent and her ability to put the female experience so ruthlessly, so painfully and so beautifully into words.\u003c\/b\u003e She is exceptional at her craft, one of the best, and \u003cb\u003eher work should be read religiously and consistently by all. I can't recommend this book enough\u003c\/b\u003e -- Salma El-Wardany, BBC Radio London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA punchy page-turner about motherhood, sacrifice and the huge expectations we force on to women\u003c\/b\u003e * \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eAshley Audrain writes about motherhood and how it feels to be a woman today with \u003cb\u003ea fearlessness few can muster.\u003c\/b\u003e Every time I turned a page, I thought: yes! \u003cb\u003eThis is why I read--to connect, to feel seen, to be confronted with my deepest fears, and, of course, to go on a breathtakingly suspenseful ride while doing it\u003c\/b\u003e -- Chandler Baker, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Husbands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAshley Audrain has a profound understanding of how thin the line between good and evil can be. THE WHISPERS leads readers past the carefully composed facade of Harlow Street to dig, unflinchingly, into themes of motherhood, fidelity, privilege and complicity, resulting in \u003cb\u003ea novel that not only delivers on the promise of its taut, explosive and page-turning plot-but redefines the very idea of what a thriller is and can be. \u003c\/b\u003eDaring, incisive, and exquisitely written, \u003cb\u003eAudrain has proven herself a force like no other\u003c\/b\u003e -- Courtney Summers, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSadie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA cracking psychological thriller that keeps you guessing to the final pages. 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