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The Undoing

By: Jean Hanff Korelitz
Narrated by: Christina Delaine
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From the creators of Big Little Lies comes The Undoing, a gripping thriller.

'A great psychological thriller ... I couldn't put it down.' Daisy Goodwin

'Gripping . . . had me in its thrall from page one . . . Brilliant.' Metro

A New York Times bestseller

Grace Sachs, a happily married therapist with a young son, thinks she knows everything about women, men and marriage. She is about to publish a book called You Should Have Known, based on her pet theory: women don't value their intuition about what men are really like, leading to serious trouble later on.

But how well does Grace know her own husband? She is about to find out, and in the place of what she thought she knew, there will be a violent death, a missing husband, and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a very public disaster, and horrified by the ways in which she has failed to heed her own advice, Grace must dismantle one life and create another for herself and her child.

©2020 Jean Hanff Korelitz (P)2020 Faber & Faber Domestic Thrillers Psychological Thriller & Suspense Marriage Fiction Thriller Suspense
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Well written and quite detailed this story is far different from the HBO production with far richer characters and less cliche’d drama for the sake of drama. A far different ending than the tv production I recommend reading this book then watching the TV series.

A very enjoyable read

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DREADFULLY BORING sorry for the capitals but extremely disappointed in this dreadful boring dull story

Dull and Boring

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I was really looking forward to listening to this book however I struggled to get through it. I kept expecting it to get better but it didnt. I found it rambling and too much detail about things that didn't matter. I don't like giving a bad review but I really didn't enjoy this book.

Very disappointed

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I was curious about this book, particularly as it's about to be made into a movie. I was however left feeling frustrated by both the plot and the characters portrayed. Case in point: a smart, educated wife with her own practice runs away when a person queries her pregnancy - really? When questions are raised about her husbands work and friendship circles - she avoids answering - really? It takes a traumatic event and a major upheaval for a son to start asking questions 3 months after the event - really? I was so frustrated by the unrealistic plot and gaps in this book that I nearly didn't finish it. I wish I hadn't, as there was nothing to gain for me to continue to the end. This book was a total waste of my time and I haven't recommended it to my reading circle. Interestingly, I haven't heard one great review about this book from friends yet. That truly surprised me, because I WANTED it to be a good book.

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