The Ever After

A Novel

By: Sarah Pekkanen

Narrated by: Joy Osmanski

“Writing with rawness and realism, Pekkanen doesn’t hold back…Fans of Liane Moriarty and Anne Tyler will appreciate the story’s depth.” —Booklist

“In her signature conversational style, Pekkanen uncovers the truth behind the lies as Josie comes to grips with reality vs. the mirage of her marriage.” —Library Journal (starred review)

In this intricate and enthralling domestic drama, perfect for fans of Big Little Lies and The Affair, the internationally bestselling author of the “gossipy page-turner” (Glamour) The Perfect Neighbors goes deep into a marriage in crisis, peeling back layers of secrets to discover where the relationship veered off course—and whether it is worth saving.

Josie and Frank Moore are happy…at least Josie thinks they are. As parents of two young girls in the Chicago suburbs, their days can be both busy and monotonous, and sometimes Josie wonders how she became a harried fortysomething mother rather than the driven career woman she once was. But Frank is a phenomenal father, he’s handsome and charismatic, and he still looks at his wife like she’s the beautiful woman he married more than a decade ago. Josie isn’t just happy—she’s lucky.

Until one Saturday morning when Josie borrows her husband’s phone to make a quick call—and sees nine words that shatter her world.

Now Josie feels as if she is standing at the edge of a sharp precipice. As she looks back at pivotal moments in the relationship she believed would last forever, she is also plunging ahead, surprising everyone (especially herself) with how far she will go to uncover the extent of her husband’s devastating secret.

With her “conversational writing style and a knack for making readers care about her characters” (The Washington Post) bestselling author Sarah Pekkanen paints a vivid, kaleidoscopic portrait of a marriage before and during a crisis—and of a woman who fears that the biggest secret of all may be the one she’s hiding from herself.

Touched a nerve

As a 40-something mother of two I can see how a marriage breaks down in this way and found the story to be realistic and thought provoking. My husband and I often watch separate TV's at night because we have different interests and life as parents of small children is absolutely chaotic. There is nothing exciting or especially interesting about this story other than it rang very true for me personally (minus the cheating) and I enjoyed listening to it.

Was not impressed with this book

I Love the author and a lot of her books, but this one bits the dust. I enjoyed the narrators voice, she did a great job.

Enjoyable although predictable

I enjoyed this book in that it was an easy listen. Although for me it felt like a Lifetime movie, which isn’t necessarily bad ... so if you go in knowing this, I think you will enjoy it.

ok

not my favorite by Sarah Pekkanen, thr story is just week. nothing made me want.to keep listening

siri sound alike

I didn't like the storyline as much as I have in other books by this author. I absolutely didn't like the narrator as she sounded almost monotone and like siri. It made it hard to enjoy the story.