Careful what you wish for a novel of suspense
Emily Harlow is a professional organizer who helps people declutter their lives; she's married to man who can't drive past a yard sale without stopping. He's filled their basement, attic, and garage with his finds. Like other professionals who make a living decluttering peoples'...
| Main Author: | Ephron, Hallie (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2019]
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| Online Access: |
Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
| Summary: |
Emily Harlow is a professional organizer who helps people declutter their lives; she's married to man who can't drive past a yard sale without stopping. He's filled their basement, attic, and garage with his finds. Like other professionals who make a living decluttering peoples' lives, Emily has devised a set of ironclad rules. When working with couples, she makes clear that the client is only allowed to declutter his or her own stuff. That stipulation has kept Emily's own marriage together these past few years. She'd love nothing better than to toss out all her husband's crap. He says he's a collector. Emily knows better-he's a hoarder. The larger his "collection" becomes, the deeper the distance grows between Emily and the man she married. Luckily, Emily's got two new clients to distract herself: an elderly widow whose husband left behind a storage unit she didn't know existed, and a young wife whose husband won't allow her stuff into their house. Emily's initial meeting with the young wife takes a detour when, after too much wine, the women end up fantasizing about how much more pleasant life would be without their collecting spouses. But the next day Emily finds herself in a mess that might be too big for her to clean up. Careful what you wish for, the old adage says... now Emily might lose her freedom, her marriage... and possibly her life. |
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| Physical Description: |
288 pages ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: |
0062473654 9780062473653 |
| Author Notes: |
Hallie Ephron is a suspense author, Edgar Award finalist and four-time finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. Her titles include Night, Night, Sleep Tight, Photoplay: A Short Tale of Suspense, Never Tell a Lie, Come and Find Me, and There was an Old Woman. Hallie also teaches writing workshops. Her 'Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel' was nominated for Edgar and Anthony awards. (Bowker Author Biography) |