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After The Push , Ashley Audrains strikes again with The Whispers . In this thrilling ride of a novel, the author sets the scene against a tragic backdrop: 10-year-old Xavier, the son of the Loverlys, falls from a window in his house — an accident that leaves him in a coma and raises terrifying question marks about his survival and recovery. The tragedy shocks his community and devastates his parents. It also brings to the fore the voices of women who are prodded into facing long-kept marriage secrets, ugly parenting truths, and a deep and unsettling rage that seems to have been festering for years. The appeal of Audrain’s writing stems from her ability to reveal to us the features of character who are unapologetically defective, but also often relatable.

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