While We Were Burning
Autor Sara Koffien Limba Engleză Hardback – 16 apr 2024
After her best friend's mysterious death, Elizabeth Smith’s picture-perfect life in the Memphis suburbs has spiraled out of control—so much so that she hires a personal assistant to keep her on track. Composed and elegant, Brianna is exactly who she needs and slides so neatly into Elizabeth’s life, almost like she belonged there from the start. Soon, the assistant Elizabeth hired to distract her from her obsession with her friend's death is the same person working with her to uncover the truth behind it.
Because Brianna has questions too.
She wants to know why the police killed her young Black son. Why someone in Elizabeth’s neighborhood called the cops on him that day. Who took that first step that stole her child away from her. And the only way she’s ever going to be able to find out is to entwine herself deep into Elizabeth’s life, where the answers to her questions lie. As the two women hurtle towards an electrifying final showdown, and the lines between employer and friend blur, it becomes clear that neither of them is what they first appear.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780593714959
ISBN-10: 0593714954
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 157 x 229 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10: 0593714954
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 157 x 229 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: Penguin Publishing Group
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'Patricia's shoes. That's what I'd heard that morning, echoing outside of my bathroom window.'
After her best friend's mysterious death, Elizabeth Smith's picture-perfect life in the Memphis suburbs spirals out of control, causing her to hire an assistant to keep her world from hurtling off its axis. In comes the composed and elegant Brianna. But Elizabeth's obsession is catching, and Brianna quickly becomes accomplice rather than diversion.
Why? Because Brianna has questions, too...
She wants to know why the police killed her young Black son. Why someone in Elizabeth's neighbourhood saw him and thought to call the police. Who she can hold responsible for his death. As the two women hurtle towards the truth, it becomes clear that neither of them is who they claim to be.
A scorching debut that is as heartbreaking as it is thrilling, examining the intersection of race, class, female friendship, and the devastating consequences of everyday actions.
'Patricia's shoes. That's what I'd heard that morning, echoing outside of my bathroom window.'
After her best friend's mysterious death, Elizabeth Smith's picture-perfect life in the Memphis suburbs spirals out of control, causing her to hire an assistant to keep her world from hurtling off its axis. In comes the composed and elegant Brianna. But Elizabeth's obsession is catching, and Brianna quickly becomes accomplice rather than diversion.
Why? Because Brianna has questions, too...
She wants to know why the police killed her young Black son. Why someone in Elizabeth's neighbourhood saw him and thought to call the police. Who she can hold responsible for his death. As the two women hurtle towards the truth, it becomes clear that neither of them is who they claim to be.
A scorching debut that is as heartbreaking as it is thrilling, examining the intersection of race, class, female friendship, and the devastating consequences of everyday actions.
Recenzii
While We Were Burning is a fast-paced, sharp edged pressure-cooker of a story that shows us the duplicity that lives beneath the veneer of the American dream in one engrossing, twisted ride. Sara Koffi is a fantastic storyteller.
Just finished While We Were Burning and really enjoyed it. It was utterly captivating! I've never been to Memphis, but I felt I could recognise the people, the environment ... felt like I was there.
Never has revenge been so eloquently written. This page turner delivers.
Fast paced and thrilling, While We Were Burning is also heartbreaking in its portrayal of a grieving mother forced to confront both the person who caused her son's death and the systemic injustice that led to it. I was riveted the whole way through.
One of Paste's Most Anticipated Mystery and Thriller Books of 2024
While We Were Burning is the fresh take on the domestic thriller we need right now, a provocative observation of racism and classism embedded within a searing, fast-paced revenge story. By placing a heartbreakingly familiar tragedy at the emotional center of the book, Koffi deftly blurs the lines between hero and villain, not only surprising the reader with every twist but challenging them with complicated moral questions. This is more than a riveting suspense about two women who form a tenuous friendship-it's a page-turner with serious things to say about who gets to be a victim and what justice looks like.
A riveting page-turner...Koffi's fresh, bold, and sharp prose sweeps you right into the murky gray spaces and wide spectrum of conflicting human emotion filled with messy characters. This is the type of contemporary fiction I crave-raw, original, and unapologetic. Gasp-inducing scenes, sensational twists, and brilliant writing make While We Were Burning one unforgettable and unputdownable debut not to miss.
A scorching revenge tale set in Memphis.
Just finished While We Were Burning and really enjoyed it. It was utterly captivating! I've never been to Memphis, but I felt I could recognise the people, the environment ... felt like I was there.
Never has revenge been so eloquently written. This page turner delivers.
Fast paced and thrilling, While We Were Burning is also heartbreaking in its portrayal of a grieving mother forced to confront both the person who caused her son's death and the systemic injustice that led to it. I was riveted the whole way through.
One of Paste's Most Anticipated Mystery and Thriller Books of 2024
While We Were Burning is the fresh take on the domestic thriller we need right now, a provocative observation of racism and classism embedded within a searing, fast-paced revenge story. By placing a heartbreakingly familiar tragedy at the emotional center of the book, Koffi deftly blurs the lines between hero and villain, not only surprising the reader with every twist but challenging them with complicated moral questions. This is more than a riveting suspense about two women who form a tenuous friendship-it's a page-turner with serious things to say about who gets to be a victim and what justice looks like.
A riveting page-turner...Koffi's fresh, bold, and sharp prose sweeps you right into the murky gray spaces and wide spectrum of conflicting human emotion filled with messy characters. This is the type of contemporary fiction I crave-raw, original, and unapologetic. Gasp-inducing scenes, sensational twists, and brilliant writing make While We Were Burning one unforgettable and unputdownable debut not to miss.
A scorching revenge tale set in Memphis.