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A. S. A. Harrison

    7 maart 1948 – 14 april 2013

    A. S. A. Harrison werd gevierd om haar debuutroman en haar scherpe verkenningen van de karakterpsychologie. Haar werk ging vaak in op complexe relaties en de donkerdere aspecten van de menselijke natuur, waardoor ze erkenning kreeg voor een onderscheidende stijl. Hoewel haar carrière van korte duur was, blijft haar literaire nalatenschap voortleven door geschriften die spanning en mysterie binnen relaties onderzoeken. Haar vermogen om suspensevolle sferen en geloofwaardige personages te creëren, boeide en trok lezers aan.

    A. S. A. Harrison
    The Silent Wife
    • The Silent Wife

      • 384bladzijden
      • 14 uur lezen

      The Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller. 'The slow, murderous disintegration of a marriage is all too believable... As the novel advances into treacherous territory, Harrison's elegant, incisive prose gets dirtier, more dangerous' Observer Fans of Into the Water and The Couple Next Door will love The Silent Wife. Having nothing left to lose changes everything. Todd and Jodie have been together for more than twenty years. They are both aware their world is in crisis, though neither is willing to admit it. Todd is living a dual existence, while Jodie is living in denial. But she also likes to settle scores. When it becomes clear their affluent Chicago lifestyle could disintegrate at any moment, Jodie knows everything is at stake. It's only now she will discover just how much she's truly capable of... Shocking and compelling in equal measure, THE SILENT WIFE is a chilling portrayal of two people in turmoil and the lengths they will go to in order to protect themselves. 'One of those books you hate to put down... Devastating... Profoundly disquieting' Guardian 'Dark as hell and totally engrossing' Daily Mail 'Fans of Gone Girl will love it' Sunday Mirror

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