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    The Long Deception
    The Long Deception
    The Long Deception
    Audiobook6 hours

    The Long Deception

    Written by Mary McCluskey

    Narrated by Henrietta Meire

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    The sudden death of a childhood friend forces a woman to rethink her own life—and make an impossible decision.

    Alison Eastlake has come a long way from the wild days of her youth in England. Now, instead of streaking her hair purple, dreaming of becoming an artist, and sneaking cigarettes in her friend Sophie’s basement, she has a career in advertising in Los Angeles and attends black-tie dinners with her executive husband. She fears that she is fast becoming the type of person she once despised.

    When Alison receives news that Sophie has died of a drug overdose, leaving behind a slew of unanswered questions, she must go back home. Once there, she unearths reminders of her unruly past, including feelings for Sophie’s brother, Matt—and finds that she is still powerfully attracted to him.

    Careening dangerously close to a full-blown affair, Alison must now make an impossible decision. But when a long-buried secret about Sophie resurfaces, it shatters everything Alison had always believed about the past—and forces her to rethink her own life, her marriage, and her future.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJan 30, 2018
    ISBN9781543600513
    The Long Deception
    Author

    Mary McCluskey

    Mary McCluskey is the author of the novel Intrusion and a number of award-winning short stories. Her fiction and essays have been published on Salon.com and in the Atlantic, the London Magazine, StoryQuarterly, Litro Magazine, and other literary journals in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Hong Kong.

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      Slow start but gradually becomes more and more absorbing. Glad I persevered.
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      The Long DeceptionByMary McCluskeyWhat it's all about...Sometimes a reader sort of falls into a book that moves along slowly yet has a steady build up. That’s this book. The characters in this book are tied together from their youth until their adulthood. They are bound by heartache and sadness. Allison is married, has a career and lives in LA with her husband Jake. Her childhood friend, Sophie, has died and Allison decides to return to England for the funeral. This is more complicated than it seems. Allison had an unresolved romantic love for Sophie’s brother Matt. So...life becomes rather messy. Why I wanted to read it...I am not sure if anyone remembers this movie called The Big Chill. But...that’s what this book reminded me of...friends gathering for the funeral of a beloved yet wounded friend. Sophie was into drugs. Sophie left three year old twins behind. Sophie’s life was not an easy one. Sophie had lots of secrets. So did her brother Matt. What made me truly enjoy this book...I really enjoyed the writing in this book. I loved the way key events were revealed. There is a subtle build up to important story issues. This just kept my interest in all aspects of this story. This also just kept me guessing. Why you should read it, too...Readers who enjoy a story about people and their flaws and their struggles and their secrets should enjoy this well told and well written book. I received an advance reader’s copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley and Amazon. It was my choice to read it and review it.