Her

A Novel

De: Harriet Lane

Narrado por: Julie Maisey

You don't remember her -- but she remembers you.

Two different women; two different worlds. On the face of it, Emma and Nina have very little in common. Isolated and exhausted by early motherhood, Emma finds her confidence is fading fast. Nina is sophisticated and assured, a successful artist who seems to have it all under control. And yet, when the two women meet, they are irresistibly drawn to each other. As the friendship develops, as Emma gratefully invites Nina into her life, it emerges that someone is playing games-and the stakes could not be higher.

What, exactly, does Nina see in Emma? What does she want? And how far will she go in pursuit of it?

A gripping novel about friendship and identity, about the wild hopes and worst fears of parenthood, about the small and easily forgotten moments that come to define a life, Her is unputdownable-compelling and hauntingly discomfiting.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A gripping, chilling, powerful novel of unintended consequences and undeserved retributions, youthful innocence and middle-aged regret, parental guilt and filial obligation, all played out on the dangerous edge of rationality."—Chris Pavone, author of The Expats

"Compelling and chilling. Like all good thrillers, HER creeps up on you. You can't stop lapping up the rich domestic details, the astute observations about modern motherhood and female friendship, but you're skittish, aware of the growing shadow. What happened in the past? Which one is the psychopath? The end will make you yelp."—Christina Schwarz, author of Drowning Ruth

"Never have I seen the angst and vulnerability of early motherhood so vividly portrayed. Harriet Lane explores the "tyranny of domesticity" and the almost primitive bonds that link women to their children and also to other mothers. HER is at once funny and terrifying. I read it in one sitting and when I was finally able to put it down, my heart was pounding."—Ann Leary, author of The Good House

"This book knocked the breath out of me in the very best sense. HER is mesmerizing, nail-biting, deeply atmospheric and, ultimately, haunting. Harriet Lane has crafted an intoxicating interplay between friendship and betrayal, mothering and memory, vulnerability and opportunity. Watching the story unfold is like watching the perfect storm gather at sea and roll in toward the coast. The creeping sense of inevitability, combined with warning signals that foretell something dangerously wrong, adds up to a suspense novel that's all kinds of right."—Koren Zailckas, author of Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood

"In her captivating new novel, HER, Harriet Lane crafts a tale of suspense that seeps slowly and inevitably between the cracks of two otherwise ordinary lives. Writing with a quiet confidence and an eye for the most perfect details, Ms. Lane lures her readers into the lives of Nina and Emma, two women at opposite ends of raising a family. Ms. Lane finds the extraordinary in the ordinary, and this gift will keep readers enthralled until the novel's thrilling end."—Lori Roy, author of Bent Road and Until She Comes Home

"A spellbinding book. Think of Virginia Woolf under the influence of Claude Chabrol. Just beneath the smooth, beautiful sentences lies a world alive with terror."—Tom McNeal, author of To Be Sung Underwater

"Lane is a brilliant observer of the intricacies of the everyday.... As seductive as it is chilling, HER is quality literary fiction meets psychological thriller, the devil of which is in the detail."—Lucy Scholes, Guardian (UK)

"Early contender for book of the year. Another triumph from Harriet Lane."—Erin Kelly

What the heck?

This story just did not come together. Nina, one of the main characters was not shown to have sufficient justification for her actions to make her at all believable. It was a good story beginning but never comes to fruition.

Don't even bother

Literally nothing happens until the last 5 minutes.

This story was obnoxious and shallow and confusing.

Definitely returning this one for sure. Boooo

A Tangled Web of Mess!

At first, the duel perspectives wereinteresting, but at omepoint,itbecame redundant. No rhyme or reason for this game of a cat chasing a mouse who thinks she too is a cat. Once a reason becomes availabile, it far too much of a stretch to be believable, which was asdisappointing as the ending. On the upside, the performance was good.

what!!!!

The whole time you're trying to understand and you're creating your own conclusions while waiting and waiting and waiting for answers... Don't hold your breath ...

Kept waiting for something to happen

Such a disappointing wrap-up after a well-crafted story. A few of the characters were extraneous, but the main characters were nicely developed.

Mystery of the ending

Good read. You have to pay very close attention to the entire story. Would like to know how it ended.

drags

the story was repetitive and characters were unlikable. couldn't wait to get through it and find out (finally) what the story was about.

Promising, but then turns into a Lifetime movie

Would you try another book from Harriet Lane and/or Julie Maisey?

I actually was pretty miffed that audible recommended this book. I thought I was getting a novel about two women similar in age but at divergent points in their lives. The early hints that they had met before was interesting, I even thought it interesting that their was a revenge plot possibly brought about by the unrealized actions of the other character. But then it just gets into the "she thought they were friends, but one of them is a killer" territory. DO NOT LISTEN if you are the mother of young children.

Huh?

This made no sense - one woman kills another's child because she flirted with her father?? There's no explanation to justify the crazy ending.

Not complete

I was sadly disappointed that the author did not seem to have a sufficiently formed motive for the antagonists actions .otherwise it was a compelling read..