Before the publication of her debut novel, Alys, Always, Harriet Lane wrote for The Guardian, The Observer, Vogue, and Tatler. She lives in North London with her husband and two children.
Her
by Harriet Lane
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ISBN-13:
9780316369893
- Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
- Publication date: 01/06/2015
- Sold by: Hachette Digital, Inc.
- Format: eBook
- Sales rank: 259,542
- File size: 1 MB
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You don't remember her--but she remembers you.
Two different women; two different worlds. On the face of it, Emma and Nina have very little in common. Isolated and exhausted by early motherhood, Emma finds her confidence is fading fast. Nina is sophisticated and assured, a successful artist who seems to have it all under control. And yet, when the two women meet, they are irresistibly drawn to each other. As the friendship develops, as Emma gratefully invites Nina into her life, it emerges that someone is playing games-and the stakes could not be higher.
What, exactly, does Nina see in Emma? What does she want? And how far will she go in pursuit of it?
A gripping novel about friendship and identity, about the wild hopes and worst fears of parenthood, about the small and easily forgotten moments that come to define a life, Her is unputdownable-compelling and hauntingly discomfiting.
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On the surface, Nina Bremner's life seems enviable—she's a successful painter, effortlessly stylish, and owns a beautiful home. But her ease is set disrupted when she recognizes a woman she knew as a teenager on her street. Emma Nash, a once-confident adolescent, is now enduring complete disorder, with a three-year-old son and another baby on the way. She doesn't recognize Nina, and thus this slow-burning thriller is put into motion. Nina engineers a meeting and then a friendship; Emma is desperate for adult company and is swept away by Nina's generosity and compassion. But all is not empathetic with Nina. On the contrary, as the tale unfolds, it becomes clear that Nina is very angry with Emma. The question becomes, just what will Nina do…and will the penny ever drop for Emma? On top of that, Lane (Alys, Always) writes searingly about the strain of minding young children and the fears and frustration involved in parenting. VERDICT Nina's motivation seems a tad lacking and Emma's obtuseness strains credulity, but the overall creepy factor is high—a tense read for fans of the intellectual psychological thriller.—Devon Thomas, Chelsea, MI