Woman No. 17: A Novel by Edan Lepucki

Woman No. 17: A Novel by Edan Lepucki

Published by Hogarth

Published on February 13, 2018; Reprint edition

Genres: Women's Fiction

Page Count: 352

Source: Publisher

Format: Paperback

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Description: High in the Hollywood Hills, writer Lady Daniels has decided to take a break from her husband. Left alone with her children, she’s going to need a hand taking care of her young son if she’s ever going to finish her memoir. In response to a Craigslist ad, S arrives, a magnetic young artist who will live in the secluded guest house out back, care for Lady’s toddler, Devin, and keep a watchful eye on her older, teenage son, Seth. S performs her day job beautifully, quickly drawing the entire family into her orbit, and becoming a confidante for Lady. 

But in the heat of the summer, S’s connection to Lady’s older son takes a disturbing, and possibly destructive, turn. And as Lady and S move closer to one another, the glossy veneer of Lady’s privileged life begins to crack, threatening to expose old secrets that she has been keeping from her family. Meanwhile, S is protecting secrets of her own, about her real motivation for taking the job. S and Lady are both playing a careful game, and every move they make endangers the things they hold most dear. 

Darkly comic, twisty and tense, this mesmerizing new novel defies expectation and proves Edan Lepucki to be one of the most talented and exciting voices of her generation.

Hello Readers.

I was optimistic when I read the description of this book. It looked fantastic and I really enjoyed the proposed concept and could not wait to read it. I started almost immediately. I am usually a fast reader. People comment on it all the time. This book took me a while to read. I was right about the concept. A really good premise. The problem I found with the book was definitely not the concept. It was very well executed. The problem I had was with the characters. I hated them. This is not something that I say often. I truly could not stand the lack of character growth. I wanted to reach into the book and throat punch the main characters. 

I am rating this book a very generous Three Orange Books because it was well written and I can see how some people may enjoy it but I did not find it to be a pleasurable read.  If I rated it solely on the characters, it would be lower. I highly doubt that I will recommend this book.

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