Something She's Not Telling Us: A Novel
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Named most anticipated book of the year byย Cosmopolitan,ย Woman's Day, She Reads, and Sassy Sarah Reads.
From theย New York Timesย bestselling author ofย A Simple Favorย comes an electrifying domestic thriller of how one womanโs life is turned upside down when her brother brings his new girlfriend to visitโand no one is telling the truth about who they really are.
Charlotte has everything in life that she ever could have hoped for: a doting, artistic husband, a small-but-thriving flower shop, and her sweet, smart five-year-old daughter, Daisy. Her relationship with her mother might be strained, but the distance between them helps. And her younger brother Rocco may have horrible taste in women, but when he introduces his new girlfriend to Charlotte and her family, they are cautiously optimistic that she could be The One. Daisy seems to love Ruth, and she canโt be any worse than the klepto Rocco brought home the last time. At least, thatโs what Charlotte keeps telling herself. But as Rocco and Ruthโs relationship becomes more serious, Ruthโs apparent obsession with Daisy grows more obvious. Then Daisy is kidnapped, and Charlotte is convinced thereโs only one person who could have taken her.
Ruth has never had much, but now sheโs finally on the verge of having everything sheโs ever dreamed of. A stable job at a start-up company, a rakish, handsome boyfriend with whom she falls more in love with every dayโand a chance at the happy family sheโs always wanted, adorable niece included. The only obstacle standing in her way is her boyfriendโs sister Charlotte, whose attitude swerves between politely cold and outright hostile. Rebuffing Ruthโs every attempt to build a friendship with her and Daisy, Charlotte watches over her daughter with a desperate protectiveness that sends chills down Ruthโs spine. Ruth knows that Charlotte has a deeply-buried secret, the only question is: what? A surprise outing with Daisy could be the key to finding out, and Ruth knows she must take the chance while she has itโfor everyoneโs sake.
As the two women follow each other down a chilling rabbit hole, unearthing winding paths of deceit, lies, and trauma, a family and a future will be completelyโand irrevocablyโshattered.
From its very first page,ย Something Sheโs Not Telling Usย takes hold of readersโ imagination in a harrowing, unforgettable thriller that dives deep into the domestic psyche and asks the question: Is anyone ever really who they say they are...?
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Darcey Bell was born in 1981 and raised on a dairy farm in western Iowa. She is a preschool teacher in Chicago. A Simple Favor is her first novel.