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The Wife Between Us is a 2018 thriller novel written by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. Plot Vanessa is watching her ex husband's new fiancée. She lives with her aunt in New York City and is working at a clothing store to get by after her divorce from Richard. Nellie is Richard's new fiancée, a pre-school teacher. We learn that Vanessa and Nellie are the same person (Vanessa being her present self, and Nellie being her past self). It was Richard's idea to give Vanessa the nickname Nellie, because when they first met, she was a "nervous nellie." Part two starts with what happened between Vanessa and Richard. Richard started gas-lighting and abusing Vanessa, cutting her off from friends and family. It becomes worse after they are unable to have children, which both believe is due to an abortion she had in college which she did not tell him about, partially due to the father being one of her professors, who was married. She starts seeing a therapist, who points out that Vanessa needs to leave. However, Vanessa knows Richard will not let her go and that he needs to decide to divorce her himself. She sets Richard up with his assistant, Emma, and the two begin an affair. Vanessa is finally free of her abusive marriage only to find out that Richard intends to marry Emma. To save her, Vanessa tells Emma Richard's reality but Emma does not believe her. Emma tells Richard, who confronts Vanessa. Vanessa tells Emma the first signs she saw of him controlling her. Emma then realizes she is being manipulated by Richard and agrees to leave him. Vanessa visits Richard and threatens to reveal everything, provoking Richard into strangling her before Emma and Richard's sister, Maureen, intervene. Flash-forward, Richard is in a psych ward. Vanessa visits him only to find Maureen there; she seems to think there is something going on between the two. Vanessa tells her therapist she can finally move on. It is revealed that Vanessa's therapist is Richard's other ex wife, who he threw down a flight of stairs. It is also revealed that Emma is the daughter of the professor Vanessa had an affair with, and her parents' marriage ended after her mother found out. All three women are connected by their experiences. Critical reception The New York Times wrote "The novel is halfway over before the first reveal, but it’s worth the wait, if only for its singularity. Then the twists come fast and furious." Film adaptation In 2017 the film rights for The Wife Between Us were purchased by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners. References External links Greer Hendricks official site Sarah Pekkanen official site . Discover the Sarah Pekkanen popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Sarah Pekkanen books.
Best Seller Sarah Pekkanen Books of 2024
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Mirrorland
Carole Johnstone“Unnerving.” People “Unsettling...unlocks its mysteries slowly.” The New York Times Book Review “A dark, twisty, and richly atmospheric exploration of the power of imagination” Rut...
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The Blackhouse
Carole JohnstoneFrom the author of the “dark and devious...beautifully written” (Stephen King) Mirrorland comes an “atmospheric, thrilling, and utterly captivating” (Booklist) gothic tale set on a...
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Your Perfect Life
Liz Fenton & Lisa SteinkeTwo childhood best friends wake up the morning after their twentieth high school reunion to discover that they’ve switched bodies in this hilarious and heartwarming debut by two ch...
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The Perfect Family
Robyn HardingThe bestselling author of the The Swap takes you “on a wild psychological ride with this addictive thriller” (Palm Beach Daily News) about what happens when a seemingly perfect fam...
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The Girls Are All So Nice Here
Laurie Elizabeth FlynnTwo former best friends return to their college reunion to find that they’re being circled by someone who wants revenge for what they did ten years beforeand will stop at nothing t...
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Sailing Lessons
Hannah McKinnonOn the shores of Cape Cod, the Bailey sisters reunite with their longlost father for a summer of hope and forgiveness in this heartfelt novel from the author of the “sharp and evoc...
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The Lake Season
Hannah McKinnonSet in the weeks leading up to an idyllic New England wedding, this “enticing and refreshing” (Nancy Thayer, New York Times bestselling author) novel sparkles with wry wit, sweet r...
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This Was Not the Plan
Cristina AlgerFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Girls Like Us comes a “funny, bittersweet, and ultimately uplifting look” (Sarah Pekkanen) at fatherhood, love, and family life.Charli...
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Little Broken Things
Nicole Baart“If you liked Big Little Lies, you’ll want to crack open [Little Broken Things].” Southern LivingAn unforgettable and moving novel about an affluent suburban family whose carefully...
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Close Enough to Touch
Colleen Oakley“A witty, inventive, and bittersweet” (Beth Hoffman, New York Times bestselling author) love story for anyone who’s ever wanted somethingor someonejust out of reach, Close Enough t...
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Gone Tonight
Sarah Pekkanen"I'm a huge fan of Sarah Pekkanen's books, and GONE TONIGHT is her best yet." Colleen Hoover"Jawdropping. Layered. Triumphant.” The New York TimesWhen Ruth Sterling was a teenager...
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This Is Home
Lisa DuffyFrom the author of book club favorite The Salt House comes a deeply affecting novel about a teenage girl finding her voice and the military wife who moves in downstairs, united in ...
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The Golden Couple
Greer Hendricks & Sarah PekkanenThe next electrifying novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author duo behind The Wife Between Us."Propulsive and thrilling....A pageturner that will keep you guessing until...
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Catching Air
Sarah PekkanenA vibrant, compulsively readable novel about two married couples who pursue a dream to open a bedandbreakfast in smalltown Vermont, from the internationally bestselling author of P...
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The Ever After
Sarah Pekkanen“Writing with rawness and realism, Pekkanen doesn’t hold back…Fans of Liane Moriarty and Anne Tyler will appreciate the story’s depth.” Booklist“In her signature conversational sty...
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These Girls
Sarah PekkanenInternationally bestselling author Sarah Pekkanen examines the lives of three women working and living together in New York City and shows that family secrets may shape us all, but...
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The Swap
Robyn HardingIn this riveting tale that “will keep you on your toes until the very end” (HelloGiggles), two couples embark on a toxic relationship after a night of sexual shenanigans, unaware o...
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The Opposite of Me
Sarah PekkanenA "fresh, funny, and satisfying" (New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner) about the complicated bonds of sisterhood.Twentynineyearold Lindsey Rose has, for as long as sh...
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Looker
Laura SimsFeatured on Best of Lists in Vogue, People, Entertainment Weekly, Real Simple, Southern Living, and moreIn this “wicked slow burn” (Entertainment Weekly) of psychological suspense ...
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Temper
Layne FargoFor fans of the highstakes tension of the New York Times bestsellers Luckiest Girl Alive and The Lying Game, comes “a brilliantly paced thriller that gets under your skin in the be...
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The Summer House
Hannah McKinnonWhen Flossy Merrill summons her children to the beloved family beach house to celebrate their father’s eightieth birthday, both cherished memories and longkept secrets come to ligh...
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Mystic Summer
Hannah McKinnon“When two roads diverge...take the one that leads to the beach! Hannah McKinnon delivers a charming gem of a novel in Mystic Summer. I adored this book.” Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New Y...
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They Never Learn
Layne FargoFrom the author of the “raw, ingenious, and utterly fearless” (Wendy Walker, USA TODAY bestselling author) Temper comes a dynamic psychological thriller about two women who give ba...
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Unforgiven
Rebecca ZanettiReaders of Lisa Jackson and Lucinda Berry will be thrilled by this stunning tale of suspense from a New York Times bestselling author. Even the most exclusive universities can’t ou...
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The Perfect Neighbors
Sarah PekkanenThe New York Times bestselling coauthor of the “creepycrawly tale” (The New York Times Book Review) An Anonymous Girl and The Wife Between Us questions just how well we really know...
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House of Glass
Sarah Pekkanen“Wow, I loved this one so much! I didn’t want it to be over because I was enjoying it so much, but I couldn’t stop turning pages! House of Glass is a gripping thriller that was pac...
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The Beautiful Daughters
Nicole BaartFrom the highly acclaimed author of Far From Here and Sleeping in Eden, described as “intense and absorbing from the very first page” (Heather Gudenkauf), comes a gripping new nove...
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Skipping a Beat
Sarah PekkanenFrom the author of the acclaimed The Opposite of Me, a poignant, witty novel about marriage, forgiveness, and the choices that give shapeand limitsto our lives.What would you do if...