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8-year-old Rose Barclay refuses to talk after the shocking death of her nanny in the midst of her parents' acrimonious divorce. Attorney Stella Hudson is determined to help Rose speak, and discover what really happened. As Stella unravels the secrets of the Barclay family, the past and present collide with shocking consequences. Everyone is a suspect in the nanny's murder. Even Rose. Is the person Stella's supposed to protect the one she may need protection from.

When Jessica Farris signs up for a psychology study conducted by the mysterious Dr Shields, she thinks all she’ll have to do is answer a few questions, collect her money and leave. But as the questions grow more and more intense and invasive, and the sessions become outings where Jess is told what to wear and how to act, she begins to feel as though Dr Shields may know what she’s thinking...and what she’s hiding. As Jess’ paranoia grows, it becomes clear that she can no longer trust what is real in her life and what is one of Dr Shields’ manipulative experiments.

When you listen to this audiobook, you will make many assumptions. It's about a jealous wife obsessed with her replacement. It's about a younger woman set to marry the man she loves. The first wife seems like a disaster; her replacement is the perfect woman. You will assume you know the motives, the history, the anatomy of the relationships. You will be wrong.

Das perfekte Leben - das war einmal. Seit der Scheidung von Richard geht es Vanessa schlecht. Nur ein Gedanke hält sie aufrecht: Die Hochzeit von Richard und der anderen zu verhindern. Nellie schwebt im siebten Himmel: Ausgerechnet sie, die alles andere als ein aufregendes Leben führt, hat sich der attraktive, charismatische Richard ausgesucht. Ihr Leben ändert sich über Nacht. Und wäre perfekt, gäbe es da nicht Dinge, die aus dem neuen Heim verschwinden. Und diese Frau, die sie beobachtet.

Marissa and Mathew Bishop seem like the golden couple, until Marissa cheats. She wants to repair things–both because she loves her husband, and for the sake of their eight-year-old son. After a friend forwards an article about Avery, Marissa takes a chance on this maverick therapist, who lost her licence due to controversial methods. If Avery Chambers can’t fix you in ten sessions, she won’t take you on as a client. She helps people overcome everything, from anxiety to domineering parents. Her successes almost help her absorb the emptiness she feels since her husband’s death.

As Edie Jones lies in a bed on the 14th floor of a Cambridge hospital, her adult daughter, Dido, tells their story, starting with the day that changed everything. That was the day when Dido - aged exactly six years and 27 days old - met the handsome Tom Trevelyan, his precocious sister, Harry, and their parents, Angela and David.

Frauen im Alter von 18 bis 32 Jahren für eine Studie über Ethik und Moral gesucht. Großzügige Aufwandsentschädigung. Anonymität garantiert. Als sich Jessica Farris für die Studie bei der ebenso renommierten wie mysteriösen Psychologin Dr. Shields anmeldet, glaubt sie, nur ein paar Fragen beantworten zu müssen, um das Geld einstecken und wieder verschwinden zu können. Frage 1: Könnten Sie lügen, ohne Schuldgefühle zu empfinden? Doch "Subjekt 52", wie Jess dort genannt wird, erweist sich als verheißungsvolles Forschungsprojekt, immer tiefgehender werden die Fragen.

You probably know someone like Shay Miller. She wants to find love, but it eludes her. She wants to be fulfilled, but her job is a dead end. She wants to belong, but her life is becoming increasingly isolated. You probably don’t know anyone like the Moore sisters. They have an unbreakable circle of friends. They live a life of glamour and perfection. They always get what they desire. Shay thinks she wants their life. But what they really want is hers.

Sono tutto ciò che vuoi essere. Hanno tutto ciò che desideri. Ma, in realtà, sono loro che vogliono qualcosa da te, a tutti i costi. Forse tutti noi conosciamo qualcuno come Shay Miller. Shay è una ragazza di trent'anni, sola, insicura e insoddisfatta. Cerca il vero amore, ma non riesce a trovarlo; vorrebbe un lavoro che la soddisfi, invece non ha stimoli né entusiasmo; desidera sentirsi parte di una comunità, di un gruppo di amici, ma è sempre più isolata e distante dagli altri. Insomma, Shay ha bisogno di dare una svolta alla sua vita, ma non sembra esserne in grado.

Ogni relazione ha le sue ombre. Anche il matrimonio perfetto. Quando ascolterai questo romanzo, farai molte supposizioni. Supporrai che sia la storia di una ex moglie gelosa, ossessionata dalla donna che l'ha rimpiazzata nel cuore del suo ex marito. Oppure penserai che sia quella della ragazza che sta per sposare l'uomo dei suoi sogni, ancora piena di tutte le speranze di una giovane sposa. O ancora ti chiederai se non sia, in fondo, la storia di un triangolo in cui è difficile capire di chi fidarsi

Eminente psichiatra di New York cerca donne tra i 18 e i 32 anni per uno studio su etica e morale. Compenso generoso. Anonimato garantito. Una sola richiesta: sincerità assoluta. Quando Jessica Farris, make-up artist squattrinata, accetta di partecipare a uno studio condotto da un certo dr. Shields, misterioso psichiatra della New York University, non sa bene cosa immaginarsi. Ma in fondo a lei interessa più che altro il compenso "generoso", e forse il brivido della novità.

Catherine Sterling thinks she knows her mother. Ruth Sterling is quiet, hardworking, and lives for her daughter. All her life, it's been just the two of them. But now, Catherine is ready to spread her wings, move from home, and begin a new career. And Ruth Sterling will do anything to prevent that from happening. Ruth Sterling thinks she knows her daughter. Catherine would never rebel, would never question anything. But when Ruth's desperate quest to keep her daughter by her side begins to reveal cracks in Ruth's carefully constructed world, both mother and daughter begin a dance of deception.

Para ganar algo de dinero, Jessica Farris acepta participar en un estudio psicológico sobre ética y moralidad. Pero a medida que el experimento va de la clínica hacia el mundo real, se comienza a desdibujar la línea entre lo que es verdadero y lo que no lo es. Shields, quien lidera el estudio, parece saber lo que Jess está pensando...y lo que está escondiendo. El comportamiento de Jessica no solo será monitoreado, sino también manipulado. Atrapada dentro de una red de atracción, engaño y celos, Jess aprende rápidamente que algunas obsesiones pueden ser mortales.

Twenty-nine-year-old Lindsey Rose has, for as long as she can remember, lived in the shadow of her ravishingly beautiful fraternal twin sister, Alex. Determined to get noticed, Lindsey is finally on the cusp of being named VP creative director of an elite New York advertising agency, after years of 80-plus-hour weeks, migraines and profound loneliness. But during the course of one devastating night, Lindsey’s carefully constructed life implodes.

Når du læser denne bog, vil du tro, at du læser en om en jaloux ekskone. Du vil tro, at hun er besat af sin afløser - en smuk, yngre kvinde, som snart skal giftes med den mand mand, de begge elsker. Du vil tro, at du har gennemskuet, hvordan hele dette trekantsdrama hænger sammen. Men du tager fejl.

Josie and Frank Moore are happy...at least Josie thinks they are. As parents of two young girls in the Chicago suburbs, their days can be both busy and monotonous, and sometimes Josie wonders how she became a harried fortysomething mother rather than the driven career woman she once was. But Frank is a phenomenal father, he's handsome and charismatic, and he still looks at his wife like she's the beautiful woman he married more than a decade ago. Josie isn’t just happy - she's lucky.

Fra forfatterne bag bestselleren KVINDEN MELLEM OS kommer EN ANONYM PIGE, en psykologisk thriller, der løfter genren til nye niveauer. Da Jessica melder sig til en psykologisk undersøgelse, som ledes af den karismatiske doktor Shields, regner hun bare med at skulle svare på et par spørgsmål, før hun kan indkassere pengene og gå. Jessicas paranoia vokser, da spørgsmålene langsomt bliver mere og mere intime, og hun bliver sendt på suspekte opgaver ude i byen.

You probably know someone like Shay Miller. She wants to find love, but it eludes her. She wants to be fulfilled, but her job is a dead end. She wants to belong, but her life is becoming increasingly isolated. You probably don’t know anyone like the Moore sisters. They have an unbreakable circle of friends. They live a life of glamour and perfection. They always get what they desire. Shay thinks she wants their life. But what they really want is hers.

Marissa and Mathew Bishop seem like the golden couple, until Marissa cheats. She wants to repair things–both because she loves her husband, and for the sake of their eight-year-old son. After a friend forwards an article about Avery, Marissa takes a chance on this maverick therapist, who lost her licence due to controversial methods. If Avery Chambers can’t fix you in ten sessions, she won’t take you on as a client. She helps people overcome everything, from anxiety to domineering parents. Her successes almost help her absorb the emptiness she feels since her husband’s death.