The Change

A Novel

By: Kirsten Miller

Narrated by: January LaVoy

Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

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"The Change is like a guttural rage scream (and somehow a soft, tearful hug) of a book, and I couldn't have loved it any more." --Emily Henry

Big Little Lies meets The Witches of Eastwick—a gloriously entertaining and knife-sharp revenge fantasy about three women whose midlife crisis brings unexpected new powers—putting them on a collision course with the evil that lurks in their wealthy beach town.

"A roar of rage, a pacy page-turner, I loved it with all my broken heart. Read it. You’ll love it."--New York Times bestselling author Marian Keyes

"Miller triumphs...THE CHANGE is that rare treat: a suspenseful story with great pacing, memorable characters, and an engaging voice. Fantastic in every way, this fierce anthem against misogyny is a smash."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A pointed, punchy, and potent thriller...wry and clever, serious and exacting, and masterfully suspenseful."--Booklist (starred review)

In the Long Island oceanfront community of Mattauk, three different women discover that midlife changes bring a whole new type of empowerment…

After Nessa James’s husband dies and her twin daughters leave for college, she’s left all alone in a trim white house not far from the ocean. In the quiet of her late forties, the former nurse begins to hear voices. It doesn’t take long for Nessa to realize that the voices calling out to her belong to the dead—a gift she’s inherited from her grandmother, which comes with special responsibilities.

On the cusp of 50, suave advertising director Harriett Osborne has just witnessed the implosion of her lucrative career and her marriage. She hasn’t left her house in months, and from the outside, it appears as if she and her garden have both gone to seed. But Harriett’s life is far from over—in fact, she’s undergone a stunning and very welcome metamorphosis.

Ambitious former executive Jo Levison has spent thirty long years at war with her body. The free-floating rage and hot flashes that arrive with the beginning of menopause feel like the very last straw—until she realizes she has the ability to channel them, and finally comes into her power.

Guided by voices only Nessa can hear, the trio of women discover a teenage girl whose body was abandoned beside a remote beach. The police have written the victim off as a drug-addicted sex worker, but the women refuse to buy into the official narrative. Their investigation into the girl’s murder leads to more bodies, and to the town’s most exclusive and isolated enclave, a world of stupendous wealth where the rules don’t apply. With their newfound powers, Jo, Nessa, and Harriett will take matters into their own hands…

©2022 Kirsten Miller (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers

Quirky and odd, but addictive listen

The concept for this book is kind of nuts, but I got absorbed in the story very quickly and enjoyed it. There were some parts I didn’t love near the end, but generally I thought it was a great listen.

Extremely satisfying

This is not really a mystery, it’s a revenge book. The three protags get revenge for wronged women, over and over and over. Very satisfying

Favorite book so far this year!

I’ve never yelled at an audiobook before! The story kept me hooked. I would love to see more stories with these main characters! Really hoping for a series!

Sweet Revenge

When I read the reviews I thought it was going to be too fake, boy was I wrong. I found myself inside each main character. It was a release of all my bottledup feelings I’ve been hiding. I truly saw into the Author’s intention of writing this book.

Loved

This may become my favorite book of the year! Kirsten I hope you write a sequel using these amazing ladies!

Great read, superbly narrated

Ever wanted to even the score with all the leering, grabbing, drooling, mansplaining jerks every woman encounters on a daily basis? Then this one's for you. A bit of fantasy, a spot of Karma doing its bit, and lots of, well, not sure fun is the right term, considering the victins, but a very good read. And the narration takes it to the next level. I'm off to look up Ms. Miller's other works.

I loved this book!

I read some reviews before I read this book that weren’t great, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. I ended up loving this book! I loved learning about each character and she back story, and I loved their relationship with each other, and I loved how well they worked together to do amazing things!

Excellent story with a superb narrator

If you enjoy a good revenge/karmic tale with very strong female characters and a narrator who effortlessly inhabits each character this is the book for you.

so good!

great book! love the female power & the different gifts each woman possess!!! couldn't stop listening.

I wish I could keep these women in my life!

I really enjoyed this listen. Difficult subject matter but there’s beauty in how women can come together to protect each other and the world around them. We all have unique strengths and gifts that can be used for so much good.