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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny and What She Knew comes the terrifying story of what can happen after all your dreams come true
Be careful what you wish for...
Childhood sweethearts Nicole and Tom are a normal, loving couple—until a massive lottery win changes their lives overnight.
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- cotswoldrose
- 04-10-24
Think twice about this one
You know how you sometimes eat a rich, delicious, well-prepared dinner, but then it disagrees with your stomach and you wish you'd just had a good salad? That's what this novel was like for me. I really got into it during the first half. I don't enjoy non-linear stories much, but I kept up, and it built some good tension and suspense. The author had me in her grip until maybe the last fourth, but then the tale took an unexpected turn that made me feel a little ill. I am all for twists and surprises, but the ending of this novel was a complete turn-off. I won't spoil it, especially since many readers may experience it very differently. For me, though, I came away hating almost all the characters and admiring none of them.
We all experience literature differently, but for me this was just well-written "trash"--trash for both my mind and my soul. As I approached the end, I was reminded of The Virginian, by Owen Wister, an early 20th-century novel that bears the honor of the first Western taken seriously as literature. I didn't enjoy that book much, either, but in both novels there is a strong theme of vigilante justice and natural law in the absence of civil law to mete out justice. But where The Virginian is edifying with characters who show honor, integrity, and a well-formed conscience, even in the absence of civil law, in The Manor House most of them are godless, soulless, and bestial, yet seem to have almost no conscience at all. They behave with English manners and decorum, yet adopt a relativistic moral code that is sickeningly depraved. I don't know if this was the theme the author intentionally built her novel on, especially considering the very last line of the book, which I won't spoil--and other readers may not see it like I do--but that's my perspective, and I wish I hadn't read it. Despite the excellent performances, now I just feel icky.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-09-24
Page turner
Payback is awesome. I had to use patience to get through but enjoyed the twists and turns.
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- Gigi_B
- 04-20-24
Way too long
Started out strong but then just swirled and swirled. I gave up as it was taking too long to make any progress in the story.
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- liz
- 04-15-24
finally a great listen Bravo
well all is not lost in the thriller/DRAMA genre. UK just does it better thsn the US period.
as always there will be no spoilers in my reviews.
this fabulous listen kept me going for 2 days , I couldn't be more pleased. everything was wonderful. the twists the turns the end all if it. narration was beautifully done. 5 stars all the way. if give it a 10 if possible. don't hesitate if you like domestic noir / mystery. freakin Bravo to the author.
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- K. Dorris
- 04-24-24
A good mystery
From the description, I thought the story would be completely different. Even so, I enjoyed the mystery and it kept me guessing. I found Anna to be difficult to understand. Her character had a complete change but a reason really wasn’t explained other than she just decided it was so. I found the ending to be satisfying although I feel sorry for Tom, who seemed to be the most innocent character of all.
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- Tiffany Marshall
- 04-28-24
I've listened to it twice
I really really enjoyed this story and the performances are phenomenal! It truly kept me guessing and at the end of it all I was not disappointed.
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- Sfumato
- 11-20-23
Weak ending
Had trouble getting into this one- kept trying and made it to the end- thought the end was quite soft and more of an afterthought.
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- krosemcd
- 03-14-24
Thank goodness..
Thank goodness! I needed a good book. I haven't had any luck this year with books and was started to get discouraged. I really liked this one. Some pretty good twists as well.
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- Kay
- 04-25-24
Slow start but great finish
This started off a little slow. I almost gave up on it. The narration was well done. There were some things that were glaringly obvious and some that took me by surprise. I liked some parts of the ending and one particular thing I despised. The 10 months after just made my eyes roll…and then, the ending I was looking to finally arrived!
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- apple mama
- 04-15-24
waiting for the next twist
a great love story with a few twists. what else can you expect in a murder mystery? well dobe.
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