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The Change

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In the coastal Long Island town of Mattauk, three women in midlife—Nessa, Harriett, and Jo—undergo profound transformations, discovering supernatural powers linked to their life changes. Nessa can hear the dead, a gift from her grandmother with heavy responsibilities. Harriett uncovers a magical bond with nature after personal and professional collapse. Jo channels her menopausal rage into a formidable force. Together, they face the dark undercurrents threatening their community in this thrilling, sharp-edged revenge fantasy.
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GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK

The Change is like a guttural rage scream (and somehow a soft, tearful hug) of a book, and I couldn't have loved it any more. --Emily Henry

Big Little Lies meets The Witches of Eastwick—a gloriously entertaining and knife-sharp revenge fantasy about three women whose midlife crisis brings unexpected new powers—putting them on a collision course with the evil that lurks in their wealthy beach town.

"A roar of rage, a pacy page-turner, I loved it with all my broken heart. Read it. You'll love it."--New York Times bestselling author Marian Keyes

"Miller triumphs...The Change 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."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A pointed, punchy, and potent thriller...wry and clever, serious and exacting, and masterfully suspenseful."--Booklist (starred review)

In the Long Island oceanfront community of Mattauk, three different women discover that midlife changes bring a whole new type of empowerment, a gift of supernatural powers they never expected...

After Nessa James's husband dies and her twin daughters leave for college, she's left all alone in a trim white house not far from the ocean. In the quiet of her late forties, the former nurse begins to hear voices. It doesn't take long for Nessa to realise that the voices calling out to her belong to the dead—a gift she's inherited from her grandmother, which comes with special responsibilities.

On the cusp of 50, suave advertising director Harriett Osborne has just witnessed the implosion of her lucrative career and her marriage. She hasn't left her house in months, and from the outside, it appears as if she and her garden have both gone to seed. But Harriett's life is far from over—in fact, she's undergone a stunning and very welcome metamorphosis, discovering a potent connection to the natural world that feels like witchcraft.

Ambitious former executive Jo Levison has spent thirty long years at war with her body. The free-floating rage and hot flashes that arrive with the beginning of menopause feel like the very last straw—until she realises she has the ability to channel her female rage, and finally comes into her power.

Guided by voices only Nessa can hear, the trio of women discover a teenage girl whose body was abandoned beside a remote beach. The police have written the victim off as a drug-addicted sex worker, but the women refuse to buy into the official narrative. Their investigation into the girl's murder leads to more bodies, and to the town's most exclusive and isolated enclave, a world of stupendous wealth where the rules don't apply. With their newfound powers, Jo, Nessa, and Harriett will take matters into their own hands, doling out their own brand of vigilante justice...

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780063144057

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 August 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Collins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 201.0mm

Weight: 363g

Pages: 480

About the Author

Kirsten Miller is the author of The Change, a GMA Book Club pick, Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books, and the groundbreaking YA series starring Kiki Strike. Born and raised in a small town in North Carolina, she now lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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