Friends with Secrets

A Novel

De: Christine Gunderson

Narrado por: Sarah Naughton, Andi Arndt

In a funny and suspenseful debut, Christine Gunderson explores the myth of the perfect mother, the bonds of female friendship, and the haunting impact of secrets.

What you see isn’t always what you get.

Take Ainsley. The gorgeous mother of two lives a picture-perfect life with her husband, Ben—aspiring politician and heir to a candy fortune—in suburban Washington, DC. But in reality, Ainsley has no idea what she’s doing and is terrified someone will figure out who she really is and where she came from.

Nikki’s fighting to keep afloat as a stay-at-home mother of four, subsisting on chicken nuggets and very little sleep. She’s a mess on the outside, and inside yearns for the validation—and the paycheck—of the television news career she left behind.

When a dangerous figure from Ainsley’s past becomes a coach at her kids’ school, she fears the worst and confides in Nikki, spilling every detail of her former life.

Together, they devise a plan to expose the coach and safeguard their kids. But can they protect their own lives—and their new friendship—in the process?

©2024 by Christine Gunderson. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“With a particularly impressive blending of humor and suspense…effectively [showcasing] author Christine Gunderson’s natural and distinctive storytelling style that has created an original and fun read from cover to cover.” —Midwest Book Review

“Funny and poignant, Friends with Secrets is a feel-good book about balancing motherhood, friendship, and career.”—Liz Talley, USA Today bestselling author of Deconstructed

“Friends with Secrets is a sparkling debut novel about an unlikely friendship between two mothers who are just trying to make it through the day. A thoroughly enjoyable read full of voice and humor and a suspenseful storyline that makes it impossible to put down. Be prepared for a book hangover. Totally worth it.”—Sharon M. Peterson, author of The Do-Over

Great characters

Perfect book about friends, motherhood, mystery. Great characters, easy to follow. Definitely would recommend! Narration was great too.

A really well written book by a really talented author.

This is the greatest book I have ever read and I really recommend it. You can really tell that the author is a great mom when you listen to it. The story makes sense and the characters are really likable. It almost makes me wish that Christine Gunderson was my own mom. It really seems like she put her heart and soul into this book.

Love the friendship!

I enjoyed this book a great deal: Very relatable characters and a very great storyline.

Was easy to listen to

This was a fun book, had humor, mystery and friendships. It kept my interest the whole time which is hard

interesting, relatively clean, and a unique storyline

I appreciated the engaging story without all of the foul language and graphic sceens that can be so common in these kind of novels.