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OverviewA gripping page-turner for fans of The Couple Next Door, Michelle Sacks' You Were Made For This provocatively explores the darker sides of marriage, motherhood, and friendship. Doting wife, devoted husband, cherished child. Merry, Sam, and Conor are the perfect family in the perfect place. Merry adores the domestic life: baking, gardening, caring for her infant son. Sam, formerly an academic, is pursuing a new career as a filmmaker. Sometimes they can hardly believe how lucky they are. What perfect new lives they've built. When Merry's childhood friend Frank visits their Swedish paradise, she immediately becomes part of the family. She bonds with Conor. And with Sam. She befriends the neighbors and even finds herself embracing the domesticity she's always seemed to scorn. All their lives, Frank and Merry have been more like sisters than best friends. And that's why Frank soon sees the things others might miss. Treacherous things, which are almost impossible to believe when looking at this perfect family. But Frank, of all people, knows that the truth is rarely what you want the world to see. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michelle Sacks , Stephanie Willis , Jeremy Arthur , Caroline SlaughterPublisher: Hachette Book Group Imprint: Hachette Book Group ISBN: 9781549143687ISBN 10: 1549143689 Publication Date: 19 June 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsA taut novel of deception, full of heart-wrenching twists and turns. Michelle Sacks shows us that happy families are not always what they seem and explores the dark shadows that lurk within the fairy tale, and in human nature. -- Jennifer McMahon, New York Times bestselling author Sacks' first novel expertly portrays the dark side of domesticity and motherhood...When tragedy strikes, secrets unravel. Who will survive and who will be sacrificed? -- Library Journal (starred review) Beguiling and frightening... Hard to read but also bewitchingly hard to put down-a fitting contradiction in a novel that explores the corruption at the heart of beauty. -- Kirkus Reviews Beguiling and frightening... Hard to read but also bewitchingly hard to put down-a fitting contradiction in a novel that explores the corruption at the heart of beauty. -- Kirkus Reviews Sacks' first novel expertly portrays the dark side of domesticity and motherhood...When tragedy strikes, secrets unravel. Who will survive and who will be sacrificed? -- Library Journal (starred review) A taut novel of deception, full of heart-wrenching twists and turns. Michelle Sacks shows us that happy families are not always what they seem and explores the dark shadows that lurk within the fairy tale, and in human nature. -- Jennifer McMahon, New York Times bestselling author Author InformationMichelle Sacks is an author whose first short story collection was published in 2017. Her earlier writing has been published in African Pens, New Contrast, and Akashic Books. She holds a master's degree in literature and film from the University of Cape Town. Stephanie Willis is a professional actress, instructor, and voice-over artist. She is a graduate of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta and has taught with Georgia Shakespeare and several other performing arts schools. She also records narration for videos and audiobooks. Jeremy Arthur is an audiobook narrator. His readings include Power Foods for the Brain by Dr. Neal Barnard, Thoughtful by S. C. Stephens, Strange Fates by Marlene Perez, and Spring Chicken by Bill Gifford, among others. Caroline Slaughter is a voice talent and audiobook narrator. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |