• Give Me Your Hand

  • By: Megan Abbott
  • Narrated by: Chloe Cannon
  • Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
  • 3.7 out of 5 stars (467 ratings)

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Give Me Your Hand

By: Megan Abbott
Narrated by: Chloe Cannon
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Publisher's summary

A life-changing secret destroys an unlikely friendship in this "magnetic" psychological thriller from the Edgar Award-winning author of Dare Me and The Turnout (Meg Wolitzer).

You told each other everything. Then she told you too much.

Kit has risen to the top of her profession and is on the brink of achieving everything she wanted. She hasn't let anything stop her.

But now someone else is standing in her way: Diane. Best friends at seventeen, their shared ambition made them inseparable. Until the day Diane told Kit her secret—the worst thing she'd ever done, the worst thing Kit could imagine—and it blew their friendship apart.

Kit is still the only person who knows what Diane did. And now Diane knows something about Kit that could destroy everything she's worked so hard for.

How far would Kit go to make the hard work, the sacrifice, worth it in the end? What wouldn't she give up? Diane thinks Kit is just like her. Maybe she's right. Ambition: it's in the blood . . .

Shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award

©2018 Megan Abbott (P)2018 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

"The latest thriller from the ever-impressive Megan Abbott....Abbott sows suspense by shifting between past and present, demonstrating how life's earlier acts affect future ones."—Wall Street Journal

"A spectacular thriller . . . Give Me Your Hand is a nuanced and atmospheric story about the lure of big dreams, especially for women."—NPR's Fresh Air

"Abbott's trademark elements of darkness in her complex protagonists shine here."—Seattle Review of Books

Editorial Review

Look, high school is weird for teenage girls

No one understands the high drama of teenage girls better than Megan Abbott, whose super dark crime stories explore what happens when ambition, jealousy, and competition start to consume female friendships. In the past, Abbott’s murderesses have included cheerleaders and elite gymnasts, but this time she’s outdone herself with a cutthroat lab of bloodthirsty scientists who will do anything to win a prestigious research grant. Narrator Chloe Cannon perfectly captures the persistent dread of being a young woman. I loved the undercurrent of feminist rage that hums just below the story’s surface, almost as much as I loved listening to a murder mystery that doesn’t have any dead girls in it. —Rachel S., Audible Editor

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Excellent Glimpse into the Female Psyche

I’ve read a handful of Abbott’s books and this one was the most enjoyable, most intriguing, and most satisfying. Highly recommend.

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Drags on and on

This basically is a fictionalized account of the Marie Robards story from the mid-90’s. The writer spends way too much time describing feelings and actions in extreme visceral terms. It gets frustrating as the reader keeps getting teased what the “big secret” actually is. I had to return it after awhile of the agonizing text and just read the past news reports of the Marie Robards case to find out what the secret was.

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I just don’t care.

Some books grab you and others do not. This one droned on and on for me. Ugh. Skip it

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Powerful

This book is so good that it’s almost hard to listen to in long spans. Incredibly intensive to the very end!!

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A study in scarlet

Kit and Diane are locked into conspiracy of silence that follows them into their blossoming careers. What is their secret and is it tied to the hormonal tides that may rule women's lives?

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As a woman in stem I liked it

I enjoyed the science terms and reality of women in stem as just an assumed part of the story. I can definitely relate to some of the struggle

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Gets more and more unbelievable

Too much droning on about the same feelings. The main character has no personality. The characters are all a bit depressing as is the story.

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Too many side discussions/thoughts of the main character

It was difficult to follow the story because of the flashbacks/side thoughts of the main character. Most of it was unnecessary for the development of the story.

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Pleasantly Surprised

I liked this book. Great narration. Good amount of twists and interesting storyline. It was different. I would recommend it.

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A good listen but just ok story

The ending seemed to go in a bit long. It seems three times, it's ending but then it doesn't. The story was fine, but not one I would necessarily recommend for or against.

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