The Hypnotist's Love Story
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4.1 • 563 Ratings
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- $12.99
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Publisher Description
From the no. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Husband's Secret, Big Little Lies and new novel Apples Never Fall.
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As a hypnotherapist, Ellen O'Farrell is fascinated by what makes people tick. So when she falls in love with Patrick, the fact that he has a stalker doesn't faze her in the slightest. If anything it intruiges her, and the more she hears about Saskia, the more she wants to meet this woman. But what Ellen doesn't know is that they've already met...
Saskia has been posing as one of Ellen's clients. Unable to let go of the life she so abruptly lost, she wants to know everything about the woman who took her place.
But it's not only Saskia who doesn't know when to stop: Ellen also has to ask herself what lines she's prepared to cross to get the happy ending she's always wanted.
PRAISE FOR THE HYPNOTIST'S LOVE STORY
"Love is not black and white ... fascinating and compassionate fiction" Daily Telegraph
"A sharp and funny romantic tale." O Magazine
"A compelling love triangle ... romance with an edge ... the latest triumph... What lifts this tale to another plane is the level of empathy that runs through the narrative." Australian Women's Weekly Book of the Month
"Supurb in technique... All of her novels set themselves extremely difficult tasks...The novel blends elements of crime, horror and love story..." Sunday Age
"A warmly humourous, gently poignany, ultimately comforting tale of frustration and redemption..." USA Today
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty takes a walk in a stalker’s shoes. When her new boyfriend’s lovelorn ex keeps popping up, professional hypnotist Ellen finds herself pondering at what point the inability to let go spills over into inappropriate harassment. With tight plotting and nuanced character development, Moriarty leads the two women at the centre of The Hypnotist’s Love Story on an unnerving, thrilling collision course driven by cold-blooded fear…as well as openhearted empathy.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Moriarty's intriguing follow-up to What Alice Forgot, Ellen O'Farrell is a hypnotherapist in Australia who becomes romantically involved with Patrick, a single father and widower with a troubling secret: he has a stalker ex-girlfriend Saskia. Instead of being disturbed, Ellen is curious about Saskia, wondering who she is, why she's stalking Patrick, and if she, Ellen, could ever love anyone enough to stalk them for three years. Soon, Ellen discovers more than she was expecting: after three months of dating, she's pregnant with Patrick's child; Patrick wants to get married; and Saskia has been a patient of hers (under a pseudonym) since Ellen started her relationship with Patrick. Ellen and Patrick (and his son Jack) move in together, but Saskia doesn't stop, a problem abetted by Ellen's inquisitiveness and frustration about Patrick's comparisons of Ellen to his dead wife, Colleen. As Saskia's antics become increasingly aggressive, Ellen soon realizes that their bizarre situation has crossed into dangerous territory. Ellen's voice is compelling and believable, and readers will appreciate Moriarty's deft conveyance of a potentially trite topic into the realm of good storytelling.
Customer Reviews
Interesting read
I'd recommend this book if you want a 'pick me up' type of book that makes you feel thoughtful.
Excellent
Another excellent book!
Suspenseful! Disturbing! Australian! Brilliant!
I’ve watched & loved Big Little Lies but, even though I wanted to, I’ve not had the opportunity to read any Liane Moriarty books...until now. And I’m totally blown away! Absolutely nothing got done until I finished this incredible story. The dishes piled up, the dog missed his walk, the kids ate 2 minute noodles for dinner because I just couldn’t put it down. I read it in one sitting & I loved every second of it. My new favourite author, now I just have to decide which Liane novel I’m going to read next! YAY!