You Will Know Me: A Novel

Megan Abbott

Jul 2016 · Sold by Little, Brown

About this ebook

A "shocking and perfect" bestseller about family and ambition from the award-winning author of Dare Me and The Turnout (New York Times Book Review​).

How far will you go to achieve a dream? That's the question a celebrated coach poses to Katie and Eric Knox after he sees their daughter Devon, a gymnastics prodigy and Olympic hopeful, compete. For the Knoxes there are no limits -- until a violent death rocks their close-knit gymnastics community and everything they have worked so hard for is suddenly at risk.

As rumors swirl among the other parents, Katie tries frantically to hold her family together while also finding herself irresistibly drawn to the crime itself. What she uncovers -- about her daughter's fears, her own marriage, and herself -- forces Katie to consider whether there's any price she isn't willing to pay to achieve Devon's dream.

From a writer with "exceptional gifts for making nerves jangle and skin crawl" (Janet Maslin), You Will Know Me is a breathless rollercoaster of a novel about the desperate limits of parental sacrifice, furtive desire, and the staggering force of ambition.

Ratings and reviews

This book is very well written and keeps you on the edge of your seat until almost the very end. not sure who did it... The characters are all well developed and you see the story perspective of many different people. It is a coming of age story in the life of an elite gymnast. The way people treat you when you are the best, the expectations. STOP HERE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO READ A SPOILER!!!! What a tragic story!!! This is the story of a young gymnast on the cusp of being the best!! It's isolating, and overwhelming for a young girl. The gossip, jealousy, bullying. Not sure who wants it more you or your coach or your parents... Loss of innocence and situations that you are too young to fully comprehend. And in the end so tragic, so many people affected, who's lives will never be the same.

Short read for the money. But I enjoyed it! Very well written and characters are well developed.

Well written, good character development, and an interesting plot.

About the author

Megan Abbott is the award-winning author of nine novels, including You Will Know Me, The Fever, Dare Me, and The End of Everything. She received her PhD in literature from New York University. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, The Guardian, and The Believer. Currently, she is a staff writer on HBO's David Simon show, The Deuce. She lives in New York City.