The Whispers

A Novel

By: Ashley Audrain

Narrated by: Jill Winternitz

“Expertly, subtly and powerfully rendered….[The Whispers] delivers a sucker-punch ending you’ll have to read twice to believe.”—The New York Times Book Review

“[An] electrifying…razor-sharp page-turner.” —Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Push, a propulsive page-turner about four families whose lives are changed when the unthinkable happens—and what is lost when we give in to our own worst impulses

On Harlow Street, the well-to-do neighborhood couples and their children gather for a catered barbecue as the summer winds down; drinks continue late into the night.

Everything is fabulous until the picture-perfect hostess explodes in fury because her son disobeys her. Everyone at the party hears her exquisite veneer crack—loud and clear. Before long, that same young boy falls from his bedside window in the middle of the night. And then, his mother can only sit by her son’s hospital bed, where she refuses to speak to anyone, and his life hangs in the balance.

What happens next, over the course of a tense three days, as each of these women grapple with what led to that terrible night?

Exploring envy, women’s friendships, desire, and the intuitions that we silence, The Whispers is a chilling novel that marks Audrain as a major women's fiction talent.

Impressed again

I was a huge fan of the push and this one did not disappoint. Finished it quickly!

Ashley Audrain does it again!

Fast-paced, nail-biting and painful at times, AA knows how to write complex, twisty stories. She shines a light on dark topics and doesn’t shy away from the uncomfortable, and horrible secrets in her characters hearts.

Obsessed with her first, disappointed by her second

I preordered this book because I loved her first book so much. I never got into this one and finishing it felt like a chore or an obligation,

Love a good tangled web

Following all the different characters/ couples was a little tough in the beginning but overall, good story! It kept me engaged. But it’s not The Push. Still, worth a read. Great ending.

Great Story! Keeps you wanting more

Great story! Told from multiple perspectives and the ending leaves you wanting more. I review I read said it should be a TV series and I completely agree! Def a good read!