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Luckiest Girl Alive

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Luckiest Girl Alive

By: Jessica Knoll
Narrated by: Madeleine Maby
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Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll is an audacious, page-turning debut thriller that will appeal to fans of Gillian Flynn, Paula Hawkins and Jodi Picoult.

Her perfect life is a perfect lie . . . Ani FaNelli is the woman who has it all: the glamorous job, the designer wardrobe, the handsome and rich fiancé. But behind her sharp edges and meticulously crafted facade lies the darkest of pasts . . .

When a documentary producer invites Ani to tell her side of the chilling and violent incident that took place when she was a teenager at the prestigious Bradley school, she hopes it will be an opportunity to prove how far she's turned her life around since then. She'll even let the production company film her lavish wedding, the final step in her transformation.

But as the wedding and filming converge, Ani's past threatens to come back and haunt her. And as her immaculate veneer starts to crack, she is forced to question: will breaking her silence destroy all that she has worked for – or, will it at long last, set Ani free?

A New York Times bestseller, Luckiest Girl Alive has been optioned for film by Reese Witherspoon – in conjunction with Lionsgate films.

'Loved Gone Girl? We promise this is just as addictive.' Good Housekeeping

'Biting and shocking it kept me riveted from cover to cover. I absolutely loved it.' Lauren Weisberger, author of The Devil Wears Prada

Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction
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I loved how this was written and I loved the complexity of the main character.

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This book was such a great listen! I couldn’t stop! An intriguing story line with great character development. Narration is also fantastic!

I wish it could have been longer so see how some things played out …

I couldn’t stop listening

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I found this story outstanding. The first couple of chapters were tough, but the story unravels and takes twists you would not expect. Very moving plot

Go the whole way

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Would you consider the audio edition of Luckiest Girl Alive to be better than the print version?

I went in expecting some sort of Devil Wears Prada meets Gone Girl, but bits of this (especially the flash backs) remind me more of Glory O' Brian's History of the Future for the way it explores this girl's heartbreak as a teenager.

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I think the interesting thing about this book is that I spent the first hour or so finding Ani so obnoxious, thinly drawn and all that that I wouldn't finish it. I still think that thinness is a flaw in the writing, but as the novel went on I was really surprised to find the author had done something a bit different, and how much empathy I developed for the main character and understanding of why she was the way she was. Definitely worth the read, was glad I took a chance on it.

Surprised in a good way

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We’ve all had that critical, suspicious, judgemental, neurotic, self loathing voice pop into our heads from time to time. Refreshing to hear a story told through that unfiltered inner monologue. Tackles all the juicy topics but I won’t list them for fear of ruining any plot points. Definitely worth a listen.

Interesting story, refreshingly told

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