A Necessary End - Hardcover

Brown, Holly

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1,147 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062356372 ISBN 13: 9780062356376

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 2015

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How far would you go to get what you wanted? The author of Don t Try to Find Me returns with a taut, riveting novel of psychological suspense a domestic drama full of secrets and twists about a woman determined to have a child, her ambivalent husband, and a pregnant teenager with a secret agenda of her own.

I know now that there was no other way things could have turned out. Tragedies are inevitable, just like the great love stories, like us.

Thirty-nine-year-old Adrienne is desperate to be a mother. And this time, nothing is going to get in her way.

Sure, her husband, Gabe, is ambivalent about fatherhood. But she knows that once he holds their baby, he ll come around. He s just feeling a little threatened, that s all. Because once upon a time, it was Gabe that Adrienne wanted more than anything; she was willing to do anything. . . . But that was half a lifetime ago. She s a different person now, and so is Gabe. There are lines she wouldn t cross, not without extreme provocation.

And sure, she was bitten once before by another birth mother clear to the bone and for most people, it s once bitten, twice shy. But Adrienne isn t exactly the retiring type.

At nineteen, Leah bears a remarkable resemblance to the young woman Adrienne once was. Which is why Adrienne knows the baby Leah is carrying is meant to be hers. But Leah s got ideas of her own: Her baby s going to get a life in California; why shouldn t she? All she wants is to live in Adrienne s house for a year after the baby s born, and get a fresh start.

It seems like a small price for Adrienne to pay to get their baby. And with Gabe suddenly on board, what could possibly go wrong?"

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Review:

Praise for A Necessary End: Holly Brown s novels are irresistibly readable and infused with a profound understanding of human frailty. ---Sophie Hannah, New York Times bestselling author of Woman with a Secret"

Darkly funny and perfectly twisted, [...] a gritty look at infertility and adoption, and the implications of being deprived those things we want. With elaborate characters you ll love to hate and an ending that will stun, Holly Brown proves herself a master storyteller and an expert of suspense. --Mary Kubica, international bestselling author of The Good Girl"

Holly Brown s novels are irresistibly readable and infused with a profound understanding of human frailty. --Sophie Hannah, New York Times bestselling author of Woman with a Secret"

highly stylized [...] Brown adds layer after layer to this well-constructed psychological drama, showing the unchecked emotions seething just below the surface. A clever twist [...] illustrates how watching unsympathetic people battle each other can be quite satisfying. --Associated Press"

[A Necessary End] offers a glimpse of a writer whose sensitivity to the nature of the modern family, and all of its possibilities for tragedy, could soon lift her into a league with Paula Hawkins and Jodi Picoult. --USA Today"

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How far would you go to get what you wanted? The author of Don't Try to Find Me returns with a taut, riveting novel of psychological suspense about a woman determined to be a mother despite a past full of secrets, a husband who's nowhere near ready for fatherhood, and a teenaged birth mother with a mysterious agenda of her own.

Thirty-nine-year-old Adrienne has tried before to adopt a child, but this time, nothing is going to get in her way.

Sure, her husband, Gabe, is ambivalent about fatherhood. But she knows that once he holds their baby, he'll come around. He's just feeling a little threatened, that's all. Because once upon a time, it was Gabe that Adrienne wanted more than anything; she was willing to do anything. . . . But that was half a lifetime ago. She's a different person now. There are lines she wouldn't cross, not without extreme provocation.

And sure, she was bitten by another birth mother clear to the bone and for most people, it's once bitten, twice shy. But Adrienne isn't exactly the retiring type.

Enter Leah. At nineteen, she bears a remarkable resemblance to the young woman Adrienne once was. Which is why Adrienne knows the baby Leah is carrying is meant to be hers. But Leah's got ideas of her own. If Gabe and Adrienne let her live with them for a year, they get the baby, free and clear. All Leah wants is a fresh start in California, and a soft landing. Or so she says.

It seems like a small price for Adrienne to pay to get their baby. And with Gabe suddenly on board, what could possibly go wrong?"

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