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Watch Me Disappear: A Novel
Written by Janelle Brown
Narrated by Tavia Gilbert and Kaleo Griffith
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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The disappearance of a beautiful, charismatic mother leaves her family to piece together her secrets in this propulsive novel for fans of Big Little Lies—from the bestselling author of All We Ever Wanted Was Everything.
"Tantalizing and twisty . . . a spider's web of a novel . . . You won't be able to put it down."—Megan Abbott
Who you want people to be makes you blind to who they really are.
It's been a year since Billie Flanagan—a Berkeley mom with an enviable life—went on a solo hike in Desolation Wilderness and vanished from the trail. Her body was never found, just a shattered cellphone and a solitary hiking boot. Her husband and teenage daughter have been coping with Billie's death the best they can: Jonathan drinks as he works on a loving memoir about his marriage; Olive grows remote, from both her father and her friends at the all-girls school she attends.
But then Olive starts having strange visions of her mother, still alive. Jonathan worries about Olive's emotional stability, until he starts unearthing secrets from Billie's past that bring into question everything he thought he understood about his wife. Who was the woman he knew as Billie Flanagan?
Together, Olive and Jonathan embark on a quest for the truth—about Billie, but also about themselves, learning, in the process, about all the ways that love can distort what we choose to see. Janelle Brown's insights into the dynamics of intimate relationships will make you question the stories you tell yourself about the people you love, while her nervy storytelling will keep you guessing until the very last page.
Praise for Watch Me Disappear
"Watch Me Disappear is a surprising and compelling read. Like the best novels, it takes the reader somewhere she wouldn't otherwise allow herself to go. . . . It's strongest in the places that matter most: in the believability of its characters and the irresistibility of its plot."—Chicago Tribune
"Janelle Brown's third family drama delivers an incisive and emotional view of how grief and recovery from loss can seep into each aspect of a person's life. . . . Brown imbues realism in each character, whose complicated emotions fuel the suspenseful story."—Associated Press
"When a Berkeley mother vanishes and is declared dead, her daughter is convinced she's alive in Janelle Brown's thriller, calling to mind Big Little Lies and Gone Girl."—Variety
"Tantalizing and twisty . . . a spider's web of a novel . . . You won't be able to put it down."—Megan Abbott
Who you want people to be makes you blind to who they really are.
It's been a year since Billie Flanagan—a Berkeley mom with an enviable life—went on a solo hike in Desolation Wilderness and vanished from the trail. Her body was never found, just a shattered cellphone and a solitary hiking boot. Her husband and teenage daughter have been coping with Billie's death the best they can: Jonathan drinks as he works on a loving memoir about his marriage; Olive grows remote, from both her father and her friends at the all-girls school she attends.
But then Olive starts having strange visions of her mother, still alive. Jonathan worries about Olive's emotional stability, until he starts unearthing secrets from Billie's past that bring into question everything he thought he understood about his wife. Who was the woman he knew as Billie Flanagan?
Together, Olive and Jonathan embark on a quest for the truth—about Billie, but also about themselves, learning, in the process, about all the ways that love can distort what we choose to see. Janelle Brown's insights into the dynamics of intimate relationships will make you question the stories you tell yourself about the people you love, while her nervy storytelling will keep you guessing until the very last page.
Praise for Watch Me Disappear
"Watch Me Disappear is a surprising and compelling read. Like the best novels, it takes the reader somewhere she wouldn't otherwise allow herself to go. . . . It's strongest in the places that matter most: in the believability of its characters and the irresistibility of its plot."—Chicago Tribune
"Janelle Brown's third family drama delivers an incisive and emotional view of how grief and recovery from loss can seep into each aspect of a person's life. . . . Brown imbues realism in each character, whose complicated emotions fuel the suspenseful story."—Associated Press
"When a Berkeley mother vanishes and is declared dead, her daughter is convinced she's alive in Janelle Brown's thriller, calling to mind Big Little Lies and Gone Girl."—Variety
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Janelle Brown
The Brown family members—husband Kody, wives Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robyn, and their seventeen children—are open polygamists and the stars of the popular TLC reality program Sister Wives.
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Reviews for Watch Me Disappear
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book took some time getting in to. I almost gave up. I liked it though. I feel like it maybe could have been edited to give it better pacing. But it was worth the 'effort' in the end.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great read! It’s intense and suspenseful, with twists and turns right until they very last page.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5So boringly drawn out in my opinion, with just the barest of bread crumbs to keep you listening. It only got interesting to me when I heard Billie’s story, which was at the end.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fantastic from start to finish. Highly recommend this audio book
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Exciting until the last page. The best book I’ve listened in a while. Narrator is also awesome!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Loved it! Gripping, provocative, and fun. Listened to the whole thing in 2 days.
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