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OverviewDrinking cost Helen her marriage and custody of her seven-year-old son, Ollie. Once an aspiring art photographer, she now makes ends meet taking portraits of school children and working for a caterer. Recovering from her addiction, she spends lonely evenings checking out profiles on an online dating site. Weekend visits with her son are awkward. He's drifting away from her, fast. When she meets Ava and Swift Havilland, the vulnerable Helen is instantly enchanted. Wealthy, connected philanthropists, they have their own charity devoted to rescuing dogs. Their home is filled with fabulous friends, edgy art, and dazzling parties. Then Helen meets Elliott, a kind, quiet accountant who offers loyalty and love with none of her newfound friends’ fireworks. To Swift and Ava, he’s boring. But even worse than that, he’s unimpressed by them. As Helen increasingly falls under the Havillands’ influence—running errands, doing random chores, questioning her relationship with Elliott—Ava and Swift hold out the most seductive gift: their influence and help to regain custody of her son. But the debt Helen owes them is about to come due. Ollie witnesses an accident involving Swift, his grown son, and the daughter of the Havillands’ housekeeper. With her young son’s future in the balance, Helen must choose between the truth and the friends who have given her everything. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joyce MaynardPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint: HarperCollins Edition: Large type / large print edition Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.515kg ISBN: 9780062257765ISBN 10: 0062257765 Pages: 496 Publication Date: 23 February 2016 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsMy to-do list had umpteen items on it, but I let them all go to hell as I tore through Joyce Maynard s latest page-turner. . . . To-do list? What to-do list? Under the Influence is a riveting read. --Wally Lamb It s a story about the pull of consuming friendships, of seeking to escape into the lives of others, of possession and illusion and you will not be able to put it down until Maynard herself releases you. Utterly captivating. --Megan Abbott, Edgar Award-winning author of Dare Me and The Fever Author InformationJoyce Maynard is the author of seven previous novels, including To Die For, Labor Day, and The Good Daughters, and four books of nonfiction. Her bestselling memoir, At Home in the World, has been translated into sixteen languages. Maynard's bestselling novel Labor Day was adapted for film by Academy Award-nominated director Jason Reitman and stars Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin. Maynard makes her home in California. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |