Everything We Ever Wanted, Sara Shepard
Everything We Ever Wanted, Sara Shepard
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Everything We Ever Wanted
A Novel

Author: Sara Shepard

Narrator: Coleen Marlo

Unabridged: 9 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/11/2011

Categories: Fiction


Synopsis

“Sara Shepard delivers the perfect read….A brilliant storyteller.”
—Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of Very Valentine and Brava, Valentine“[Written] with unflinching honesty and unstinting compassion.”
—Jacquelyn Mitchard, author The Deep End of the Ocean“This riveting, provocative and well-crafted family drama surprised and delivered at every turn. I could not put it down.”
—Sarah Mlynowski, author of Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)Sara Shepard, the bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars, delivers a powerful novel of family dreams, lies, and delusions.  Everything We Ever Wanted begins with a phone call with allegations that rock an upper crust Philadelphia family to its very foundations, unlocking years of secrets and scandals that expose the serious flaws in outwardly perfect lives. A moving, intelligent, and unforgettable novel, Shepard’s Everything We Ever Wanted is exceptional contemporary women’s fiction that will be embraced by book clubs everywhere.

About Sara Shepard

Sara Shepard is the author of two New York Times bestselling series, Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game, as well as the series The Perfectionists. She graduated from New York University and has an MFA from Brooklyn College.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Elly on November 18, 2012

Everything We Ever Wanted Sara Shepard 321 Pages Realistic Fiction This is book is about a rich family that owns a very high up and expensive school. When the father dies of an aneurism the family is broken. When the father dies and they find out he was having an affair with his son's girlfriend the w......more

Goodreads review by Diane on September 28, 2011

Reading this insightful novel by Sara Shepard made me uncomfortable at times. The self-destructive behavior of some of her characters may hit a little close to home for some readers, and I think that many readers may recognize themselves in some of the characters. Sylvie is a wealthy recent widow, an......more

Goodreads review by Chrissy on November 03, 2011

I've never read any of the PRETTY LITTLE LIARS series, but when I saw this Sara Shepard novel, intended for adult audiences, I was definitely intrigued -- even when the description on the back sounded a little less than enticing, I admit. The plot revolves around Sylvie, a widow and a prominent lady......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on September 04, 2019

Overall a good story, but the pace at the end definitely needed an adjustment. There was just something underwhelming about the falling action and the ending passages of this book. To be frank, it slightly bored me. The rising action and the simultaneous climaxes kept me hooked, but the resolutions......more

Goodreads review by Donna on May 10, 2011

About the Book: One phone call can change everything... When Sylvie Bates-McAllister, a recently-widowed mother of two, receives a late-night phone call from the prestigious school founded by her grandfather, her family is thrown into chaos. Her adopted son Scott may have been involved in a hazing s......more