The Change
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- 64,99 zł
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- 64,99 zł
Publisher Description
‘This was one of those books that just keeps giving … I cannot explain how much I loved this book … It’s a thriller, it’s about friendships, it’s about finding your path, it’s a murder mystery, it’s just brilliant’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘STUNNING! Feminist writing at its absolute best. 10 stars’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Nessa: The Seeker
Jo: The Protector
Harriett: The Punisher
With newfound powers the time has come to take matters into their own hands…
Widowed Nessa lives alone in her house near the ocean. In the quiet hours, she hears voices belonging to the dead – who will only speak to her.
On the cusp of fifty Harriett’s marriage and career imploded, but her life is far from over – in fact, she’s undergone a stunning metamorphosis.
Jo spent years at war with her body. The rage that arrived with menopause felt like the last straw – until she discovers she’s able to channel it.
Guided by voices only Nessa can hear, the trio discover the abandoned body of a teenage girl. The police have written off the victim. But the women have not. Their own investigations lead to more bodies, and a world of wealth where the rules don’t apply – and the realisation that laws are designed to protect villains, not the vulnerable.
Now three women will avenge the innocent and punish the guilty. IT’S TIME.
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Praise for Kirsten Miller
‘A perfect contradiction, existing in the shades of grey that real life is so often painted in … A story that’s as furious as it is tender’ Emily Henry
‘A roar of rage, a pacy page-turner, I loved it with all my broken heart. Read it. You’ll love it’ Marian Keyes
‘A proper smash-the-patriarchy read with tension and a compelling plot to boot … Loved it’ Harriet Tyce
‘A propulsive plot and characters that roar off the page, this is a novel that’s unafraid to take on societal misogyny while being satirical and even funny at the same time’ Guardian
‘An addictive, fast-paced crime novel like nothing you’ve ever read before’ Red magazine
About the author
Kirsten Miller is an outstanding feminist author in the YA and children’s space, who spent twenty-five years as a strategist in the advertising industry. During that time, she worked for some of the largest agencies in the world – including J Walter Thompson, DDB, Lowe, and Ogilvy & Mather – as well as boutique agencies and an eight-person start-up. She’s proud to have quit a senior job at one of the most famous ad agencies in America over an ad that’s described in The Change. The Change is her first adult novel.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Strong currents of the supernatural pierce the pages of this gripping fantasy from Kirsten Miller. Evolving around the fortunes of Nessa, Harriett and Jo, the three women face down discomfort and tedium in their Long Island lives. But Miller’s cleverly constructed tale does more than strike down misogyny—The Change introduces elements that celebrate the power of womanhood. From the slow-paced intro, the middle-aged women come to grips with their unique abilities. Gym-owning Nessa, for example, boasts startling strength, and hears voices calling to her—a gift inherited from her grandmother, Dolores. Now guided by the voices in Nessa’s head, the trio discover a body abandoned on a remote beach, written off as an unfortunate sex worker, and before long their investigations lead to more discovered bodies around the town.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Miller, author of the Kiki Strike YA series, triumphs with her adult debut about three women who discover supernatural abilities during menopause, which they use to avenge murdered teenage girls in the New York beach town of Mattuck. Just as retired nurse Nessa James becomes fast friends with gym owner Jo Levison, Nessa realizes she can see ghosts again. When she was a child, her grandmother told her she had a gift, and that she'd be called upon later in life to use it, along with other similarly gifted women. Nessa intuitively seeks out unapologetic Harriett Osborne, a former ad executive who was pushed out of her career and now cultivates toxic plants like wolfsbane. Along with Jo, who can summon her fury and channel it into fiery strength, the trio attempt to bring peace to three ghosts Nessa encounters on the beach near Culling Pointe, where the billionaires live. After a client at Jo's gym starts leaving clues about one of the ghosts, the trio is let down by police detectives who make their own motives clear. To say anything further would spoil this tightly plotted page-turner. Miller's book is that rare treat: a suspenseful story with great pacing, memorable characters, and an engaging voice. Fantastic in every way, this fierce anthem against misogyny is a smash.
