THE WHISPERS

BY ASHLEY AUDRAIN

I just finished reading “The Whispers” by AShley AUdrain. Here are my thoughts. First of all, you all need to read “Push” by the same author. It is fantastic and so is “The Whispers”. It is a story about the meaning of being a woman and a mother. Told through the eyes of four different women who live on same street in a well to do neighborhood. There is an accident where one child falls through a window and goes to the hospital. The mom (Whitney) goes into silence as the stays vigilant by her son’s side. Whitney’s best friend Blair is having issues of her own with her spouse but she is a devoted mother who does everything for her child. Rebecca is the doctor who treats Xavier in the hospital who is unable to have children and carries that pain with her everywhere she goes. Then there is Mara…the mysterious older woman who carries a painful secret of her son. I must say that I loved the back story of Mara and how she came from Portugal and made pasteis de nata and cainja for her neighbors. Being portuguese myself, I enjoyed reading that.

The men in the story are background characters. This story is all about motherhood and the choices we make concerning our lives and our duties as mothers. It was riveting…fantastic…heartbreaking…and so so so good. And the last line of the book…BEST LAST LINE EVER!!!!!
If you can’t tell I loved this book. Couldn’t put it down. It is filled with heartbreak and heartache and is so relateable. I loved every page of this book and I was so sad when it finished.. and it wasn’t wrapped up in a nice bow ending…it left the reader wanting more. Which is always a good thing.

Thank you Ashley Audrain for another fantastic read. I cannot wait for your next book.
If you are going to buy one book this summer, make it “The Whispers”, by Ashley Audrain. You won’t regret it.

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Happy reading.



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