The Last Mrs Parrish
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The Last Mrs Parrish
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Narrated by:
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Suzanne Elise Freeman
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Meghan Wolf
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By:
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Liv Constantine
About this listen
A Reese Witherspoon book club pick!
Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Lisa Jewell and Shari Lapena
How far would you go to make all your dreams come true?
Amber Patterson is tired of being a nobody: an invisible woman who melts into the background. She deserves more. She deserves a life of wealth, luxury and leisure.
Daphne Parrish is the golden girl of Bishops Harbor, Connecticut. With her model looks, her picture-perfect mansion and her millionaire husband, Jackson, she has everything Amber wants.
Amber’s envy could eat her alive—if she didn't have a plan. Before long, she has become Daphne’s closest friend, and is catching the eye of Jackson. But a skeleton from her past could destroy everything, and if discovered, Amber’s well-laid plan may end in disaster…
‘The Last Mrs Parrish is an addictive and twisty debut’ Karin Slaughter
‘Deliciously chilling and creepy’ Lee Child
‘Kept me turning the pages’ Jane Green, bestselling author of When We Were Friends
‘A twisted and compelling tale’ Katerina Diamond, bestselling author of The Silence
‘Will keep readers up all night’ Karen Dionne, author of The Marsh King’s Daughter
‘Impossible to put down’ Huffington Post
©2017 Lynne Constantine and Valerie (P)2017 HarperCollins PublishersCritic Reviews
‘The Last Mrs Parrish is an addictive and twisty debut’ Karin Slaughter
‘Wonderfully plausible, hypnotically compelling, and deliciously chilling and creepy – some of the best psychological suspense you’ll read this year’ Lee Child
‘It's a great reading escape. And there is a thrilling twist at the end!’ Reese Witherspoon in Stylist
‘A wonderfully clever story, filled with suspense and a shocking twist, that kept me turning the pages’ Jane Green, bestselling author of Summer Secrets
‘A twisted and compelling tale from a fresh voice in crime fiction. Couldn't put it down!’ Katerina Diamond, bestselling author of The Teacher
‘A beautifully constructed set piece with a seductive “just one more chapter” urgency that will keep readers up all night. Giving new meaning to the adage “be careful what you wish for”, The Last Mrs Parrish proves that the worst can happen just when you get what you want. Addictive!’ Karen Dionne, author of The Marsh King’s Daughter
‘An extraordinary debut and gripping psychological thriller that is full of unexpected twists. Readers will become obsessed with these chilling characters who pull you in and refuse to let go’ Sara Blaedel, Denmark’s award-winning internationally bestselling “Queen of Crime”
‘A victorious romp of revenge’ Jenny Milchman, USA Today bestselling author of Cover of Snow, Ruin Falls, and As Night Falls
‘A Gone Girl-esque confection with villainy and melodrama galore’ Kirkus Reviews
‘A devilishly ingenious debut thriller’ Publishers Weekly
‘Part psychological thriller, part suspense, all of it impossible to put down. Be prepared to keep reading non-stop ‘til the end’ Huffington Post
‘Don't take our word for it, try Reese Witherspoon's: "Filled with envy, deception, and power, it's a great reading escape. And there is a thrilling twist at the end!"’ Elle
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- Frisk
- 07-09-2020
One tale two tellings
The retelling of the stories from different perspectives made I try a chilling narrative with a very satisfying conclusion. A bit racier than I prefer but a great story. I didn't like the party one performance as much as part two as I found the narrator's part robotic.
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- Bianca
- 25-04-2018
Fantastic!
Couldn’t stop listening to it. A really fantastic story, suspenseful. Highly recommend! The voice at times was a little slow for me, but maybe that’s because I was eager to hear what was about to happen.
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- Kim
- 26-03-2023
This was clever, very clever!
Very clever. Great twist at the end. Revenge at its best. Keep your enemy’s closer…
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- Caramellavender
- 19-10-2024
Took me forever to get into it bc of robotic voice
I am not sure why such a slow robotic voice was chosen to do the first part of the narration. I tried 5x overal several months before I finally decided to commit a few days ago. So happy that the second narrator had a lovely voice. I knew the plot / twist as it has been done before but enjoyed it nevertheless. Am listening to the 2nd book now.
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- Paulette
- 24-01-2023
Manipulative, revengy I devoured this book so fast
Super cunning an manipulative. Multi layer story with three main characters, very enjoyable read highly recommend
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- Annabelle
- 22-08-2019
Give it away after the first part.
It starts great, but when it gets to Daphne’s part (Part II). There are dark themes that are based on revenge and are quite uncomfortable to read.
I started reading because it had a ‘surprising twist’ however it wasn’t really surprising and wasn’t really a twist. Just the usual soap opera gossip.
Very disappointed. If you want to read, finish it after Amber’s chapter.
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- ReadWriteWish
- 18-09-2019
Little overrated
Liv Constantine is the pen name for two sisters who co-wrote The Last Mrs Parrish. It seems apt (or maybe even ironic) then that I enjoyed about half this book.
It was the first part I had issues with. This part is written in the third person and features Amber. Amber is basically psychopathic and a reader would never feel even the smallest amount of sympathy for her ‘plight’. Her main goal in life is to be rich and she decides to get rich by marrying well, in particular by becoming the next Mrs Parrish.
Unfortunately for Amber, there already is a current Mrs Parrish, Daphne. Apart from being married to Jackson Parrish and, therefore, wealthy, Daphne is a mother of two girls who runs a CF charity foundation named after her sister who died from the disease. Amber’s plan is to become Daphne’s best friend and then, once she’s made herself one of the family, seduce Jackson so that he divorces Daphne and marries her.
I think one of my biggest issues with the basic plot is Amber’s plan. It doesn't make sense. As in, surely there are some rich eligible bachelors in the States that she didn’t need to hone in on a married man. Maybe an older man that would have died soon after marriage and she’d clean up? It just didn’t make much sense to me why Amber pursued Jackson, knowing he was married to the gorgeous and accomplished Daphne, in the first place.
Anyway, this first part of the book, told from Amber’s point of view, drags. I actually think it goes for way too long and could have been at least half its size. As as reader, you get the point early on. I didn’t need the endless jealous rants of Amber about Daphne’s lifestyle choices, or her whining about Daphne and Jackson’s ‘bratty’ kids. The writing too was quite basic and boring and I began to relate to the low rated reviews of the book. I actually thought long and hard about tossing the book into the DNF pile around this stage. The only thing that kept me reading was my suspicion regarding Jackson and wondering if I was correct (I was).
Part two swaps to Daphne’s point of view and, as I hinted, it revealed pretty much what I’d already suspected. Although the revelations of this part came as no surprise, they did, however, escalate and I appreciated that from the writers. And, obviously, with the tension of the book suddenly amped up a notch, I became much more invested in the story and eager to turn the pages to find out how things would be resolved.
The resolution was very tidy, maybe too tidy considering some of the more sinister moments described in the second part of the book but I guess the writers were trying to give us the typical old-fashioned chance to cheer on the good girl against the baddies.
I wouldn’t say the buzz about the Constantine sisters and their brilliance is completely justified. (I actually wonder if the praise would be as forthcoming if The Last Mrs Parrish had been written conventionally by one writer.) I’m not sure if there was anything groundbreaking about the book. The second part ensured it was an enjoyable enough read though.
3 out of 5
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- Angela Henschke
- 14-10-2019
amazing
couldnt wait for the ending! flipping between the two perspectives made it an interesting story. couldn't put it down.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-04-2020
Loved it!!!!
I loved the entire story, the twists and turns were great and I love that it was finished off properly with no loose ends! Great book! I will be purchasing more from this author
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- Anonymous User
- 03-04-2024
Gasping at the twist at Woolies checkout!
I literally found every excuse to put my headphones on and listen to every bit I could squeeze into my day. The absolute twist of it. The anger I felt, all of it…was just what a good bloody book should make you feel!
Cannot wait for next one!
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