My Lovers Lover, Maggie OFarrell
My Lovers Lover, Maggie OFarrell
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My Lover's Lover

Author: Maggie O'Farrell

Narrator: Elle Newlands

Unabridged: 9 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/12/2021

Synopsis

Her award-winning novel, After You’d Gone, established Maggie O’Farrell as a master of psychological depth and supple prose. In My Lover’s Lover she has written a haunting page-turner.When Lily slips on the sidewalk outside a London gallery and literally falls at the feet of a stranger, Marcus, the attraction is instant and electric. Within a week she is sharing this magnetic yet elusive architect’s waterfront loft and sleeping in the room that belonged to his girlfriend, Sinead, about whom he will only say that “she’s no longer . . . with us.” But there lingers a distinct presence, of a woman who seems to have disappeared abruptly—leaving behind a single sexy dress in the closet, a puzzling mark on the wall, and the suffocating scent of jasmine.As Lily falls ever more deeply in love with Marcus, Sinead’s aura consumes her with fear and obsession that spark a drama of passion and betrayal

About Maggie O'Farrell

Maggie O’Farrell is the author of several acclaimed books, including the New York Times bestseller Hamnet, winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction and named a best book of the year by the New York Times, BookPage, and more. Her other books include After You’d Gone, winner of the Betty Trask Award; My Lover’s Lover; The Distance between Us, recipient of a Somerset Maugham Award; The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox; The Hand That First Held Mine; Instructions for a Heatwave, winner of a Costa Book Award; This Must Be the Place; and I Am, I Am, I Am. She was born in Northern Ireland and grew up in Wales and Scotland and now lives in London. She has worked as a waitress, chambermaid, bike messenger, teacher, arts administrator, journalist in Hong Kong and London, and as the deputy literary editor of the London Independent on Sunday.

About Elle Newlands

Elle Newlands, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, is a Scottish actor and a singer-songwriter whose vocals and music have been featured in radio, commercials, film, and television in both Europe and the United States. A classically trained vocalist, she has studied voice with coaches from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, La Scala in Italy, and voice builder Gary Catona. She has shared the bill with a diverse range of musical acts in various genres including Travis, Natalie Imbruglia, and the Pointer Sisters. She has also scored and composed music for film.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Angela M on December 16, 2018

It’s hard for me to write this review because Maggie O’Farrell is one of my favorite authors and I just can’t give it more than three stars. I’ve been on a mission this month to read those of her novels and a couple of other favorite authors that I haven’t read. This is one of her earliest, so I’ll......more

Goodreads review by Mark on August 31, 2021

First things first – One of the character's uses an acronym in this story “GLM”, which means “Good Looking Male”. This is also the acronym of my title at work. Now, I have been strenuously trying to persuade my colleagues to adopt this new definition of “GLM” over recent days. All I’ll say is, it’s......more

Goodreads review by Jaline on September 25, 2018

This novel is very different. At first, I thought I might recommend it for Hallowe’en reading because it is spooky. And all the characters seem to be wearing disguises. By that, I mean that the principal characters hide essential parts of themselves from each other – and sadly, even from themselves.......more

Goodreads review by Esil on December 17, 2018

3.33 stars I love Maggie O’Farrell. Her writing is beautiful. Her stories are unconventional. And the feelings in her books run deep. So it was a bit of a surprise to read My Lover’s Lover, which is only recognizable as a book by O’Farrell for its beautiful writing. The first half is taken up by an o......more

Goodreads review by Eylül on February 10, 2024

Bu sefer olmadı sevgili Maggie O’Farrell valla. İlk romanlarından biri olduğu için çok üstüne gelmek istemiyorum ama sahiden olmamış bu kitap. Üstelik de olması çok mümkünmüş, o nedenle ayrıca üzüldüm. Ama yazmayı öğrenmenin yolu şüphesiz ki yazmaktan geçiyor ve senin de yaza yaza vardığın yeri görm......more

Quotes

“O’Farrell’s novel, written with passion and clarity, beautifully describes how old relationships can haunt new love. Spookily good.” Elle (UK)

“O’Farrell understands human nature in frightening depth and skillfully lays a trail of half-truths and mystery to ensnare and enthrall.” Time Out (London)

“O’Farrell turns a deceptively simple romantic novel into an engrossing story of psychological suspense.” Publishers Weekly

"[O’Farrell employs a chillingly effective metaphor for the way past relationships continue to haunt the present. Wedding raw, gut-wrenching emotion to delicate, ethereal prose, she delivers a powerful psychological suspense novel filled with erotic tension.” Booklist

Awards

  • Elle Magazine Pick
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