Our House, Louise Candlish
Our House, Louise Candlish
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Our House

Author: Louise Candlish

Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden, Elliot Hill

Unabridged: 12 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 08/07/2018


Synopsis

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A disturbing and addictive novel of domestic suspense from an internationally bestselling author, where secrets kept hidden from spouses cause shocking surprises that hit home...

There's nothing unusual about a new family moving in at 91 Trinity Avenue. Except it's her house. And she didn't sell it.

Fiona Lawson is sure there's been a mistake when she comes home to find strangers moving into her house. She and her estranged husband, Bram, have a modern coparenting arrangement: bird's nest custody, where each parent spends a few nights a week with their two sons at the prized family home to maintain stability for their children. But the system built to protect their family ends up putting them in terrible jeopardy. In a domino effect of crimes and misdemeanors, the nest comes tumbling down.

Now Bram has disappeared, and so have Fiona's children. As events spiral well beyond her control, Fiona will discover just how many lies her husband was weaving and how little they truly know each other. Bram's not the only one with things to hide, though, and some secrets are best kept to oneself, safe as houses.

One of The Washington Post's 10 Best Thrillers and Mysteries of the Year
One of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year
One of Real Simple's Best Books of the Year

About The Author

Louise Candlish attended University College London and worked as an editor in art publishing and as a copywriter before becoming a novelist. She lives with her husband and daughter.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Felice on February 12, 2020

Oh my God, it’s been a long time since I’ve suffered through a book that made me want to just BE DONE WITH IT ALREADY! But this book, Our House, by Louise Candlish, just seemed to just go on and ON. Seriously, there was NO reason for this book to be 400 pages. There were way too many asides througho......more

Goodreads review by Deanna on August 07, 2018

My reviews can also be seen at: [URL not allowed] 4.5 Stars! Can you imagine coming home one day to find strangers moving their belongings into YOUR home? Unpacking and putting things away while you stand there in shock? Well, that’s exactly what has happened to Fiona Lawson in......more

Goodreads review by Christina on August 04, 2018

4, thrillers are really bad for me trusting other people, everyone is a liar stars!!! Roll·er coast·er (roll·er coast·er): a thing that contains or goes through wild and unpredictable changes. Aye, you're not wrong there Webster. This starts right out of the gate and immediately draws the reader in.......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on July 26, 2018

I'm going to keep this one short and sweet, because I've found I don't have much to say that hasn't been said already. This wasn't a bad read; the cover is inviting, the premise is brilliant, and there was even a nice twist thrown in, so I did enjoy this overall. My main issue was that the middle po......more

Goodreads review by Miriam on June 07, 2020

I loved "our house" by Louise Candlish - I couldn't put it down, it was truly addictive, compelling and hypnotic. It was by far the best psychological thriller I've read for quite a while and I expect it to do extremely well in the bestsellers chart. A family moves into the house they’ve just bought......more


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Praise for Our House

“Nail-biting from the first line to the very end, Our House plunges the reader into one family's terrifyingly plausible nightmare, and twists the knife right up to the very final page.”Ruth Ware, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Turn of the Key

“[A] superb thriller...the ending Candlish has devised is devastating.”—The Washington Post

“An artfully plotted, affecting page-turner…a truly killer climax.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Candlish is skilled at portraying families in critical situations and ramping up the suspense...An absorbing plot with surprising twists until the final page.”—Library Journal (starred review)
 
“[A] twisty domestic thriller that features everything readers enjoy about the genre: dark secrets, unreliable narrators, a fast-moving plot, and a terrifyingly plausible premise. This could be summer’s breakout hit.”—Booklist (starred review)
 
“I loved the wonderful hook of Our House, which plays with our modern obsession with property—and the vulnerability that exposes. Louise Candlish is a great writer; she inhaled me into her nightmarish world where everything we think we know is ripped from under our feet.”—Fiona Barton, New York Times bestselling author of The Widow

“[A] masterfully plotted, compulsive page-turner.”—The Guardian

“The last line will make you literally shout with shock.”—Good Housekeeping

“A delightful disturbing story about marriage and secrets.”—BookRiot

“[An] addictive portrayal of how lives can unravel.... A compulsive story with a final flourish in the form of a delicious sting in the tale--one of this year's must-reads.”—Sunday Mirror
 
“Candlish is an expert on the psychological flaws of these types of couples, and she doesn’t shrink from posing uncomfortable questions about modern marriage. This very original storyline is a winner.”—The Daily Mail
 
“If 2018 brings a better book than Our House I will eat my hat. Addictive, twisty, and oh so terrifyingly possible.”—Clare Mackintosh, New York Times bestselling author of I Let You Go
 
"A high-stakes domestic thriller that is utterly absorbing. Twists and turns abound, and Our House will have you locking your doors and checking your windows.”—Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of Not a Sound

“Absolutely brilliant. It has bestseller written all over it.”—Kate Furnivall, New York Times bestselling author of The Betrayal
 
“Dark, timely and full of surprises, Our House is a truly captivating novel of domestic suspense....A true binge-read. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.”—Alison Gaylin, USA Today bestselling author of If I Die Tonight
 
“Twisty, warped, credible. Brilliantly plotted and compelling.”—Sarah Vaughan, author of Anatomy of a Scandal

“Yesterday I missed my stop on the train because I was so absorbed in Our House. I am in awe of the twisty, clever plot and gasped out loud at the last paragraph.”—Erin Kelly, author of He Said, She Said
 
“This book was impossible to put down and I LOVED it. Believable, brilliant and beautifully written.”—Alice Feeney, author of Sometimes I Lie