The Hypnotist's Love Story
From the bestselling author of Big Little Lies, now an award winning TV series
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4.0 • 271 Ratings
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
From the multi-million copy bestselling author of BIG LITTLE LIES, NINE PERFECT STRANGERS and APPLES NEVER FALL, discover this irresistible story of love, lies and obsession . . .
'Moriarty writes vividly, wittily and wickedly' SUNDAY EXPRESS
'One of the few writers I'll drop anything for' JOJO MOYES
'A fantastic storyteller' LORRAINE KELLY
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Hypnotherapist Ellen O'Farrell has been single for a while, which is why she's so taken with her handsome new boyfriend, Patrick.
But Patrick has a confession: he has a stalker, an ex-girlfriend who won't leave him alone.
Ellen is a little disturbed - yet also curious. Who is this woman, and what would drive her to this obsessive behaviour? In fact, Ellen almost thinks she'd quite like to meet her.
What she doesn't realise is that she already has . . .
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AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLLER
The world can't get enough of Liane Moriarty . . .
'A tour-de-force of a novel' DAILY MAIL
'Utterly and completely wonderful' MARIAN KEYES
'Staggeringly brilliant' SOPHIE HANNAH
'Mistress of the razor-sharp observation' KATE MORTON
'An extraordinary talent' NICOLE KIDMAN
'Keeps you guessing to the very end - perfect summer read' REESE WITHERSPOON
'Gripping, acutely observed, thought-provoking and funny' MARIE CLAIRE
'Captivating' CLOSER
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Moriarty's intriguing follow-up to What Alice Forgot, Ellen O'Farrell is a hypnotherapist in Australia who becomes romantically involved with Patrick, a single father and widower with a troubling secret: he has a stalker ex-girlfriend Saskia. Instead of being disturbed, Ellen is curious about Saskia, wondering who she is, why she's stalking Patrick, and if she, Ellen, could ever love anyone enough to stalk them for three years. Soon, Ellen discovers more than she was expecting: after three months of dating, she's pregnant with Patrick's child; Patrick wants to get married; and Saskia has been a patient of hers (under a pseudonym) since Ellen started her relationship with Patrick. Ellen and Patrick (and his son Jack) move in together, but Saskia doesn't stop, a problem abetted by Ellen's inquisitiveness and frustration about Patrick's comparisons of Ellen to his dead wife, Colleen. As Saskia's antics become increasingly aggressive, Ellen soon realizes that their bizarre situation has crossed into dangerous territory. Ellen's voice is compelling and believable, and readers will appreciate Moriarty's deft conveyance of a potentially trite topic into the realm of good storytelling.
Customer Reviews
The Hypnotist’s Love Story
Such an interesting read , a compelling story with the right amount of tension. I loved it.
Great Concept…but
The concept of the book is so interesting. Unfortunately, this was a painful read. The more I read, the less likeable the characters became. It was only through sheer stubbornness that I perservered.
The Hypnotist's Love Story
I really enjoyed this book. As a busy person with a stressful job I read for escapism .This book was so easy to read, had a happy ending, and everything worked out satisfactorily in the end after a few predictable twists. When I read a book I do not want doom and gloom so this was just the sort of thing for me.All the characters, even the "baddy" were likeable and believable and the descriptions of place realistic and charming.I have already recommended it to a friend and I will look for other books by this author.