Contains an excerpt from Ruth Ware's novel The Death of Mrs. Westaway. Contains Pocket Readers Group Guide with topics and questions for discussion.
Summary:
What should be a cozy and fun-filled weekend deep in the English countryside takes a sinsister turn in Ruth Ware's suspenseful, compulsive, and darkly twisted debut psychological thriller. Leonora is a reclusive writer, unwilling to leave her nest of an apartment unless it is absolutely necessary. But when a friend she hasn't spoken to in years unexpectedly invites her to a weekend away in an eerie glass house. she reluctantly agrees to make the trip. As the first night falls, revelations unfold among friends old and new, and an unnerving memory shatters Nora's reserve. But before she makes the decision to leave, a haunting realization creeps in: the party is not alone in the woods. Forty-eight hours later, Nora wakes up in a hospital bed, with the knowledge that someone is dead. Wondering not "What happened?" but "What have I done?" she tries to piece together the events of the past weekend. Working to uncover secrets, reveal motives, and find answers, Nora must revisit parts of herself that she would much rather leave buried where they belong: in the past.
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