White Bodies, Jane Robins
White Bodies, Jane Robins
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White Bodies

Author: Jane Robins

Narrator: Camilla Arfwedson

Unabridged: 9 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/26/2017


Synopsis

A Good Housekeeping “Great Read”

This “deliciously creepy psychological thriller” (Publishers Weekly)—think Strangers on a Train for the modern age—explores the dark side of love and the unbreakable ties that bind two sisters together.

Felix and Tilda seem like the perfect couple: young and in love, a financier and a beautiful up-and-coming starlet. But behind their flawless façade, not everything is as it seems.

Callie, Tilda’s unassuming twin, has watched her sister visibly shrink under Felix’s domineering love. She has looked on silently as Tilda stopped working, nearly stopped eating, and turned into a neat freak, with mugs wrapped in Saran Wrap and suspicious syringes hidden in the bathroom trash. She knows about Felix’s uncontrollable rages, and has seen the bruises on the white skin of her sister’s arms.

Worried about the psychological hold that Felix seems to have over Tilda, Callie joins an internet support group for victims of abuse and their friends. However, things spiral out of control and she starts to doubt her own judgment when one of her new acquaintances is killed by an abusive man. And then suddenly Felix dies—or was he murdered?

A page-turning work of suspense that announces a stunning new voice in fiction, White Bodies will change the way you think about obsession, love, and the violence we inflict on one another—and ourselves.

About Jane Robins

Jane Robins began her career as a journalist with The EconomistThe Independent, and the BBC. She has made a specialty of writing historical true crime and has a particular interest in the history of forensics. She has published three books of nonfiction in the UK, Rebel Queen (Simon & Schuster, 2006), The Magnificent Spilsbury (John Murray, 2010), and The Curious Habits of Doctor Adams (John Murray, 2013). More recently, she has been a Fellow at the Royal Literary Fund.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chelsea on September 12, 2017

Disturbing, creepy, and unsettling- these are a few of the words that come to mind when I think of White Bodies. I'm usually let down by hyped up psychological thrillers, but this one was an updated take on an age old idea that we've seen time and again. I almost hate to categorize it as a mystery,......more

Goodreads review by j e w e l s on October 07, 2017

Dear Influential Reader (YOU!), Please move White Bodies to the top of your TBR. Read it now! It is so good, so good, so good! I checked the ratings on Goodreads about midway through this little gem and was shocked to see so few! It looks like most readers have it sitting on their e-reader, a gift fr......more

Goodreads review by Meredith (Trying to catch up!) on October 02, 2017

Cringeworthy! White Bodies was a rather painful read for me--I felt like I have read much stronger versions of this book before. Although, Callie’s weird “eating” obsession was a new one. After reading some great reviews touting the creepy weirdness of this book, I was super excited to get my hands......more

Goodreads review by Deanna on September 28, 2019

My reviews can also be seen at: [URL not allowed] 2.5 Stars I have always found twins and multiples fascinating. So when the opportunity to read “White Bodies” came up, I was looking forward to reading it. When Tilda invites her new man, Felix to movie night, her twin sister, Ca......more

Goodreads review by Elyse on October 01, 2017

Have you ever found yourself reading a book - when suddenly you find yourself slowing down to enjoy a minor scene?.... noticing how refreshing it was? Even though the plot was the driving force for my desire to keep reading ( find out how the story ends) - the complexion of the characters were too......more