The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey Sarah Gaileys The Echo Wife is "a trippy domestic thriller which takes the extramarital affair trope in some intriguingly weird new directions."--Entertainment Weekly Im embarrassed, still, by how long it took me to notice. Everything was right there in the open, right there in front of me, but it still took me so long to see the person I had married. It took me so long to hate him. Martine is a genetically cloned replica made from Evelyn Caldwells award-winning research. Shes patient and gentle and obedient. Shes everything Evelyn swore shed never be. And shes having an affair with Evelyns husband. Now, the cheating bastard is dead, and both Caldwell wives have a mess to clean up. Good thing Evelyn Caldwell is used to getting her hands dirty. A page-turning near-future domestic suspense novel, this chilling read combines the eerie family drama of Shirley Jackson with the propulsive pacing of Ruth Ware. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Hugo Award-winning and bestselling author Sarah Gailey is the author of the novels The Echo Wife and Magic for Liars. Their nonfiction has been published by Mashable and The Boston Globe, and they won a Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer. Their fiction credits also include Vice and The Atlantic. Their debut novella, River of Teeth, was a 2018 finalist for both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Review Top Ten LibraryReads Pick! "A razor-sharp psychological thriller... Gaileys expertise with suspense and their success in presenting the reader with impossible choices about the ethics of cloning, biological programming and editing, and of Evelyns specific, difficult situation, will leave the reader thinking about the novel long after the final page."--Booklist, starred review "For those familiar with Gaileys work, expect this one to offer familiar pleasures and some new surprises. And for those who arent, well, get ready." --Entertainment Weekly "Creepy, exhilarating science fiction... A series of dark reveals that leave both the characters and the audience reeling. Readers wont want to put this one down." --Publishers Weekly "A tight, thrilling and funny ride...Gaileys writing is controlled, visceral and especially dazzling when Martine and Evelyn are in a room together. Fans of "Big Little Lies," The Island, Frankenstein and "Killing Eve" will love this gripping, skillfully told firecracker of a book." --Bookpage " Its gross, and totally engrossing." --Wired "For fans of HBOs Westworld; Netflixs Black Mirror; Taylor Swifts song No Body, No Crime...What happens when An Affair to Remember and genetic cloning collide? A mind-bending psychological page-turner that examines toxic relationships, loneliness, and female ambition." --Marie Claire "Gailey will have readers pondering what truly makes someone human." --Shelf Awareness for Readers "If you loved Big Little Lies, but wished it was more like Westworld, then best-selling author Sarah Gaileys latest novel might be the perfect 2021 read for you." --BookRiot "This unique and inventive tale is a genre-bending, roller coaster of unsettling fun." --Newsweek "The Echo Wife puts a fresh sci-fi twist to a well-worn dramatic story about the cheating husband."--Cosmopolitan.com "The Echo Wife is a non-stop thrill ride, perfect for readers of Big Little Lies and enthusiasts of Killing Eve and Westworld-."--The Nerd Daily "Adark comedy, romance and sci-fi story rolled into one unputdownable novel."--Tech Radar "Leave it to Sarah Gailey to turn the simple pitch of "clone of wife is having an affair with real wifes husband" into an incredible dissertation on gender, relationships, and selfhood...The Echo Wife is a tightly crafted, cerebral thriller with an intelligent narrator."--Tor.com "Taking a simple concept, Gailey manages to masterfully turn it into an emotionally charged story full of considerations about ones role in life and the meaning of life more generally. The Echo Wife took me apart and broke my heart several times over and I devoured it like the masochist I am. I couldnt put the story down...a brilliant book."--Grimdark "A non-stop thrill ride." -The Mary Sue "The Echo Wife" is a unique, thrilling adventure, with truly unexpected twists and turns the whole way through...Gailey has created an enjoyable, edge-of-your-seat tale that will keep readers on their toes."--Associated Press "Cooked right, science fiction and murder mysteries taste great together, and Gailey layers those ingredients together with a chefs kiss." --NPR "LOVE, death and human cloning have never been brought together so well as they are in The Echo Wife, a fast-paced thriller that is as funny as it is thought-provoking." --New Scientist "A rip-roaring, razor-sharp powerhouse of a book." --Bookreporter.com Advance bookseller praise for The Echo Wife "Fans of The Wife Between Us and Black Mirror will love this brutally human story of betrayal and revenge!" --Jessica Dushame, White Birch Books "Sarah Gailey continues to astound and unsettle with THE ECHO WIFE...[it] leaves you missing the bus stop, reading at dinner, and squirming in your seat uncomfortably...and I"A great debut . . . a unique spin on magical noir." --The Verge loved every moment of the experience." --Mariana N Calderon, Second Star to the Right Books "The Echo Wife is a speculative thriller reminiscent of Ex Machina thatll have dark thoughts sliding under your skin and remaining there indefinitely." --Leah Atlee, Bright Side Bookshop Praise for Magic for Liars "An eerie and highly entertaining magical mystery." --Buzzfeed, Summer Books to Get Excited About "A brilliant whodunnit in the vein of The Magicians." --BoingBoing "Its Harry Potter meets Megan Abbott." --The AV Club "A great debut...a unique spin on magical noir." --The Verge "A private investigator takes a job investigating a murder at a magic school in California. Our PI never developed magic ability, much to her dismay--so we enter that world with the same longing for specialness that she does. Whether its the murder investigation part of that summary that grabs you or the magic school part, this winsome, clever book will definitely engage you."--Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Divergent series "Full of suspense and magic, with a protagonist as sharp and tart as a lemon, Sarah Gailey has written an unmissable debut."--Adrienne Celt, author of Invitation to a Bonfire"I loved Sarah Gaileys Magic for Liars...it broke my heart, and I longed for the world of this story anyway."--Kat Howard, author of An Unkindness of Magicians "Weird and wonderful...Sarah Gailey is a writer to watch." --Chuck Wendig, New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Aftermath Review Quote Top Ten LibraryReads Pick! "A razor-sharp psychological thriller... Gaileys expertise with suspense and their success in presenting the reader with impossible choices about the ethics of cloning, biological programming and editing, and of Evelyns specific, difficult situation, will leave the reader thinking about the novel long after the final page." --Booklist, starred review "For those familiar with Gaileys work, expect this one to offer familiar pleasures and some new surprises. And for those who arent, well, get ready." --Entertainment Weekly "Creepy, exhilarating science fiction... A series of dark reveals that leave both the characters and the audience reeling. Readers wont want to put this one down." --Publishers Weekly "A tight, thrilling and funny ride...Gaileys writing is controlled, visceral and especially dazzling when Martine and Evelyn are in a room together. Fans of "Big Little Lies," The Island, Frankenstein and "Killing Eve" will love this gripping, skillfully told firecracker of a book." -- Bookpage " Its gross, and totally engrossing." -- Wired "For fans of HBOs Westworld ; Netflixs Black Mirror ; Taylor Swifts song No Body, No Crime...What happens when An Affair to Remember and genetic cloning collide? A mind-bending psychological page-turner that examines toxic relationships, loneliness, and female ambition." --Marie Claire "Gailey will have readers pondering what truly makes someone human." --Shelf Awareness for Readers "If you loved Big Little Lies, but wished it was more like Westworld, then best-selling author Sarah Gaileys latest novel might be the perfect 2021 read for you." -- BookRiot "This unique and inventive tale is a genre-bending, roller coaster of unsettling fun." -- Newsweek "The Echo Wife puts a fresh sci-fi twist to a well-worn dramatic story about the cheating husband."-- Cosmopolitan.com "The Echo Wife is a non-stop thrill ride, perfect for readers of Big Little Lies and enthusiasts of Killing Eve and Westworld Details ISBN1250174678 Author Sarah Gailey Pages 256 Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1250174678 ISBN-13 9781250174673 Format Paperback Imprint Tor Books DEWEY 813.6 Publisher Tor Books Publication Date 2022-05-24 UK Release Date 2022-05-24 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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