We Would Never
A Novel
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- 129,00 kr
Publisher Description
For fans of Laura Dave and Rebecca Makkai, a “gripping, engaging novel” (Vogue) that maps the extremes to which a family will go in order to protect their own.
No one appears more surprised than Hailey Gelman when she comes under suspicion for the murder of her soon-to-be ex-husband Jonah. Hailey—nicknamed Sunshine by her mother for her bright outlook and ever-present smile—has always tried to do what is expected of her and is regarded as the family peacemaker. But is anyone, including Hailey, who she has always seemed to be?
The months leading up to Jonah’s death have been fraught, including a bitter separation and a messy custody battle over their young daughter, Maya. When Hailey files a motion to relocate to Florida so she can be near her family, Jonah retaliates and the divorce begins to spiral dangerously out of control.
Sherry, Hailey’s mother, will stop at almost nothing to keep Jonah from getting what he wants. Nate, Hailey’s impetuous and protective older brother, has tried to keep his distance, but he can’t stand to see his little sister suffer. And then there’s Solomon, the patriarch, who is keeping a secret that threatens the stability and security Sherry has worked so hard to maintain. Soon, they are forced to reckon with who they are as individuals and as a family, and just how far they will go for each other.
Inspired by a true story, We Would Never is “an intellectual mystery—part whodunit, part whydunit, and heavy on the complexities of family dynamics, asking: How far would you go to protect those you love?” (The Boston Globe).
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A divorce leads to murder and puts the victim's Florida in-laws in the spotlight in the vivid latest from Mirvis (The Book of Separation). In a prologue, Mirvis reveals that during Hailey Marcus Gelman and Jonah Gelman's protracted and ugly divorce proceedings, Jonah will be fatally shot in his home, and Hailey will become the prime suspect. Much of the novel serves as prelude to the crime, beginning with Hailey visiting her parents in West Palm Beach, Fla. Sherry, the formidable Marcus matriarch, is shocked to learn Jonah is leaving Hailey. Her older brother Nate, who works at the family's dermatology practice and expects to take over for their aging father, is less surprised by the news. In fact, Nate gave Hailey a "divorce account" in lieu of a wedding present. When Hailey attempts to gain custody of her and Jonah's daughter, Maya, so she can bring the girl back with her to West Palm, Jonah grows increasingly enraged and punitive. Meanwhile, Nate begins an illicit romance with the office manager whose lowlife boyfriend, together with Sherry, winds up launching a macabre scheme. Mirvis skillfully transforms what could have been a standard whodunit into a penetrating study of a family whose all-consuming love for each other turns sinister. Readers won't be able to look away.
