The Others
They would rather die than become mothers – the cult international bestseller
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- $179.00
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- $179.00
Descripción editorial
A DARKLY FUNNY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WITH A CULT EDGE, ABOUT CHILDFREENESS, CONSERVATISM AND MURDER, PERFECT FOR FANS OF MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER, LULLABY AND THE FALLING
AN OBSERVER THRILLER OF THE MONTHA SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB PICKA GRAZIA BEST BOOK OF THE YEARA CRIMEREADS PICK
'Thrillingly vicious. I loved it' LUKE JENNINGS, AUTHOR OF KILLING EVE
'Twisted, dark and fizzing with fury' OBSERVER THRILLER OF THE MONTH
'Unlike anything else you'll read this year' GABRIEL BERGMOSER, AUTHOR OF THE HUNTED
'Dark, tense, and creepy' KAREN PERRY, AUTHOR OF COME A LITTLE CLOSER
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FOUR WOMEN. ONE FATAL PROMISE.
Dina, Ronit, Naama and Sheila: the Others. As students, they chose to be different - bound by a pact never to have children.
Even as their friendships fell apart, Sheila kept her promise.
Now, years later, a serial killer is on the loose in Tel Aviv. Each victim is found with a baby doll glued to their hands and 'mother' carved into their forehead.
The vow the Others made long ago lands Sheila at the heart of the murder investigation - but is she the next victim, or the prime suspect?
Twisty and very funny, part Twin Peaks part Killing Eve, this psychological thriller was an instant bestseller. If you like books with a difference, this wry page-turner is for you
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FURTHER PRAISE FOR THE OTHERS
'Singularly creepy' New York Times
'The narrative twists with ironic relish' Sunday Times Crime Club
'A dark and funny page-turner' Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, author of Waking Lions
'A razor-sharp thriller' Daniela Petrova, author of Her Mother's Daughter
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READERS LOVE THE OTHERS
'Wow, this book was such an entertaining read, I couldn't wait to finish it'
'It certainly deserves its spot in the list of top crime fiction novels of 2021'
'The writing is funny as hell'
'A sort of Israeli feminist version of Bridget Jones, [Sheila's] humorous asides are hilarious'
'A once in a lifetime kind of novel. . . Simply brilliant'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Israeli author Blau makes her English-language debut with a brashly original if plot-challenged psychological thriller. Provocative, passionate, and stubborn Israeli feminist scholar Dina Kaminer has inflamed more than her share of haters, especially as an advocate for the childfree lifestyle. But who loathed her enough to murder her, then turn the corpse into a macabre tableau, the word Mother printed across her forehead and a baby doll glued to her hand? Micha Yarden, a young police detective, questions Sheila Heller, Dina's academic rival, who, back in college as part of Dina's flamboyant posse, pledged to defy conventional female roles—particularly the notion of motherhood as civic duty—but during the two decades since turned acid-tongued frenemy. Overwrought and at times outright lying, Sheila seems a slam dunk person of interest—or maybe she's simply terrified of becoming the next victim. The twisty, often sardonic narrative shifts neatly between the ongoing investigation and secrets of the women's emotionally fraught past. Blau offers a revealing glimpse into a world not often seen outside her homeland.
