How to Hide in Plain Sight, Emma Noyes
How to Hide in Plain Sight, Emma Noyes
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How to Hide in Plain Sight

Author: Emma Noyes

Narrator: Emily Pike Stewart

Unabridged: 10 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 09/10/2024

Synopsis

The unbreakable bonds of family and love are explored in this brilliant and tender story from the author of Guy's Girl.

On the day she arrives in Canada for her older brother's wedding, Eliot Beck hasn't seen her family in three years. Eliot adores her big, wacky, dysfunctional collection of siblings and in-laws, but there's a reason she fled to Manhattan and buried herself in her work—and she’s not ready to share it with anyone. Not when speaking it aloud could send her back into the never-ending cycle of the obsessive-compulsive disorder that consumed her for years. 

Eliot thinks she's prepared to survive the four-day-long wedding extravaganza—until she sees her best friend, Manuel, waiting for her at the marina and looking as handsome as ever. He was the person who, when they met as children, felt like finding the missing half of her soul. The person she tried so hard not to fall in love with… but did anyway. 

Manuel's presence at the wedding threatens to undo the walls Eliot has built around herself. The fortress that keeps her okay. If she isn't careful, by the end of this wedding, the whole castle might come crumbling down.

About The Author

Emma Noyes told her mother she wanted to be an author when she was six. She grew up in a suburb outside Chicago and attended Harvard University, where shestudied history and literature. She started her career at a beer company, but left because she wanted to write about mermaids and witches—eventually publishing her first YA fantasy series, the Sunken City. She now lives in Chicago with her Swedish boyfriend and miniature Pomeranian.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on October 21, 2024

Bring out your napkins and heavy weapons (hard drink, comfort food, cuddles, wishful thinking to relax) before starting Emma Noyes’ latest book, and get ready to be shaken to the core! It’s absolutely tear-jerking, angsty, and heart-wrenching, but some parts are interestingly hilarious, especially th......more

Goodreads review by Catherine on September 22, 2024

**Many thanks to Berkley and Emma Noyes for an ARC of this book provided via NetGalley!** Eliot Beck has been trapped in a constant battle...but you wouldn't know it by looking at her. Plagued by her worries for so many years, her OCD has kept her trapped in the confines of her own mind, held hostage......more

Goodreads review by Mallory on September 12, 2024

This was a very interesting book that is a very bracing view on mental illness and the impact it can have on someone. I’m not sure I would agree that this book is a romance, yes there is some romance but it’s more a bump in the road than the plot of the story. Eliot hasn’t been home since she left a......more

Goodreads review by Chris on August 04, 2024

3.5 STARS!! This book did take me by surprise and I have to admit I’m glad I am a strong-minded person because this book tended to be a lot. It’s a lot of mental power to absorb and understand the complexities someone goes through who has OCD. I have to say I certainly learned a lot and what I love th......more

Goodreads review by Meagan on September 14, 2024

3.5 ⭐️ I rounded down for GR because I’m not sure how willingly I’d recommend this one. My review for this one is pretty middle of the road. While I do think the mental health aspect was as honest and vulnerable as it could be (author has OCD so you know it’s an accurate representation), however I do......more

Quotes

“I simply could not put this book down. Beyond the brilliance of the writing itself, Emma nailed the realities of OCD, a very misunderstood condition that so rarely gets accurate media representation. I laughed, I cried, and I healed through these pages.”—Alegra Kastens, founder of the Center for OCD, Anxiety and Eating Disorders

“How to Hide in Plain Sight is a raw and emotionally profound read. Eliot's strength is inspiring, and the smart and lyrical writing makes this book difficult to put down. Combining themes of family trauma, grief, and self-acceptance, this story is a tear-jerker in the best way possible.”—Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, USA Today bestselling author

“An honest, unflinching, and at times, heartbreaking exploration of how the walls we build to protect ourselves can block out the love we need to thrive. Noyes’s prose crackles with feeling and fervent, relatable yearning. Readers will revel in the triumph of this beautifully affirming story of self-acceptance, as they race toward the hope-filled happily ever after.”—Rebekah Faubion, author of The Lovers

“Once again, Noyes (Guy's Girl, 2023) sensitively portrays a heroine who is coming to terms with a mental illness and finally opening herself up to love. Flashbacks depict the onset of Eliot's OCD and the masking techniques she used to keep the peace. Add this new-adult novel to the growing list of romances that explore neurodiversity.”—Booklist

Praise for Guy's Girl

“Emma Noyes’ stunning adult debut is raw, real, and an emotional page-turner that will stay with you long after the last page. This love story is a must read.”—Krista & Becca Ritchie, New York Times bestselling authors

“Heartbreaking and romantic, Guy’s Girl is a beautifully written and authentically raw story about the human journey through trauma, self-exploration and self-love.”—Samantha Young, New York Times bestselling author

“Emma Noyes completely captivated me with her spectacular debut! Guy’s Girl is an honest, no-holds-barred look at life as a twenty something struggling to find love and find herself. Noyes deftly handles incredibly tough topics with care and sincerity, culminating in a sparkling work of fiction that I could not stop thinking about. This one stuck with me long after I finished the final page!”—Falon Ballard, author of Just My Type

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