{"product_id":"the-whispers-paperback","title":"The Whispers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAshley Audrain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Push\u003c\/i\u003e, a propulsive page-turner about four families whose lives are changed when the unthinkable happens--and what is lost when we give in to our own worst impulses \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Nobody delves as deep into the guts of motherhood as Ashley Audrain, she really is in a league of her own.\" --Lisa Jewell \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn Harlow Street, the well-to-do neighborhood couples and their children gather for a catered barbecue as the summer winds down; drinks continue late into the night. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEverything is fabulous until the picture-perfect hostess explodes in fury because her son disobeys her. Everyone at the party hears her exquisite veneer crack--loud and clear. Before long, that same young boy falls from his bedside window in the middle of the night. And then, his mother can only sit by her son's hospital bed, where she refuses to speak to anyone, and his life hangs in the balance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat happens next, over the course of a tense three days, as each of these women grapple with what led to that terrible night? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExploring envy, women's friendships, desire, and the intuitions that we silence, \u003ci\u003eThe Whispers\u003c\/i\u003e is a chilling novel that marks Audrain as a major women's fiction talent.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAshley Audrain's\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003edebut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Push\u003c\/i\u003e, was an instant\u003ci\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebestseller. She previously served as the publicity director of Penguin Books Canada, and prior to that, worked in public relations. She lives in Toronto, where she and her partner are raising their two young children. \u003ci\u003eThe Whispers\u003c\/i\u003e is her second novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41731006955655,"sku":"9781984881717","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/35f1bfb79e487a7f873105390c43fee6.webp?v=1734094659","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-whispers-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}