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The Innocent Sleep - Karen Perry
The Innocent Sleep
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"How good’s the big twist? You won’t see it coming."—Entertainment Weekly"Terrific…an unpredictable and unsettling familial drama that has drawn comparisons to the novels of Gillian Flynn and fellow Dubliner Tana French."—Kirkus ReviewsWhen a couple's lost child resurfaces they are forced to... show more
"How good’s the big twist? You won’t see it coming."—Entertainment Weekly"Terrific…an unpredictable and unsettling familial drama that has drawn comparisons to the novels of Gillian Flynn and fellow Dubliner Tana French."—Kirkus ReviewsWhen a couple's lost child resurfaces they are forced to embark on a journey into their shared past—one rife with dark secrets and liesTangiers. Harry is preparing his wife's birthday dinner while she is still at work and their son, Dillon, is upstairs asleep in bed. Harry suddenly remembers that he's left Robin's gift at the café in town. It's only a five minute walk away and Dillon's so tricky to put down for the night, so Harry decides to run out on his own and fetch the present.Disaster strikes. An earthquake hits, buildings crumble, people scream and run. Harry fights his way through the crowd to his house, only to find it razed to the ground. Dillon is presumed dead, though his body is never found.Five years later, Harry and Robin have settled into a new kind of life after relocating to their native Dublin. Their grief will always be with them, but lately it feels as if they're ready for a new beginning. Harry's career as an artist is taking off and Robin has just realized that she's pregnant.But when Harry gets a glimpse of Dillon on the crowded streets of Dublin, the past comes rushing back at both of them. Has Dillon been alive all these years? Or was what Harry saw just a figment of his guilt-ridden imagination? With razor-sharp writing, Karen Perry's The Innocent Sleep delivers a fast-paced, ingeniously plotted thriller brimming with deception, doubt, and betrayal.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780805098723 (0805098720)
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Pages no: 323
Edition language: English
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Dem rated it
3.0 The Innocent Sleep
3.5 Stars for The Innocent Sleep by Karen PerryThis is the same novel different name as [b:The Boy That Never Was|18774350|The Boy That Never Was|Karen Perry|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1384046170s/18774350.jpg|26679234][bc:The Boy That Never Was|18774350|The Boy That Never Was|Karen Perry|https:/...
donnambrownuk
donnambrownuk rated it
3.0 The Innocent Sleep
Read under the title of 'The Boy That Never Was'
That's What She Read
That's What She Read rated it
0.0 The Innocent Sleep (Audio)
As narrators, Aaron Abano and Michelle Ferguson provide pleasant auditory experiences. Their Irish lilts are soothing and still understandable, yet both cross over into passable American accents with ease. They provide emotional performances without letting those emotions overshadow the story. If an...
Tellulah Darling
Tellulah Darling rated it
3.0 Waking from Innocent Sleep feeling cranky
The premise of a man who loses his son, only to believe he sees him 5 years later is a good one. And I liked how Perry pulled back the layers of this marriage and the couple in it. But the ending just depressed me to no end. And not in a satisfying way. More like, let's see how much more crap we can...
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