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The Weekend Away: the bestselling thriller behind the major Netflix movie starring Leighton Meester out now Kindle Edition
***Now a Netflix Original movie, starring Leighton Meester, streaming globally.***
Miles from home. Trust no one. Suspect everyone.
Orla and Kate have been best friends forever. Together they’ve faced it all – be it Orla’s struggles as a new mother or Kate’s messy divorce. And whatever else happens in their lives, they can always look forward to their annual weekend away.
This year, they’re off to Lisbon: the perfect flat, the perfect view, the perfect itinerary. And what better way to kick things off in style than with the perfect night out?
But when Orla wakes up the next morning, Kate is gone. Brushed off by the police and with only a fuzzy memory of the night’s events, Orla is her friend’s only hope. As she frantically retraces their steps, Orla makes a series of shattering discoveries that threaten everything she holds dear. Because while Lisbon holds the secret of what happened that night, the truth may lie closer to home…
A twisty holiday read from the USA Today bestselling author.
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‘Left me guessing right to the end, with an ending that left me gasping for more.’ Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A thoroughly enjoyable rollercoaster ride. The ending was BRILLIANT.’ Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Superbly written… the twists come so fast you’re left feeling dizzy.’ Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherAvon
- Publication dateJuly 23, 2020
- File size2465 KB
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PRAISE FOR SARAH ALDERSON:
This is an exhilarating ride where nothing is what it seems… Good luck getting anything else done until you've turned the final page. (Heat)
Fast-moving and beautifully told, it is hard to put down. (Daily Mail)
Cleverly plotted, well written book kept me engaged to the last page. (Rachel Abbott, author of Come A Little Closer)
Captivating writing with just the right amount of twists and turns to keep you on your toes… Absolutely loved it! (SJI Holliday, author of The Lingering)
A brilliant psychological read. (Woman)
About the Author
Sarah Alderson is a London-born, LA-based writer whose previous books include Friends Like These (Mulholland), In Her Eyes (Mulholland), The Weekend Away (HarperCollins) and The Stalker (HarperCollins). Sarah is also a screenwriter; her adaptation of The Weekend Away will soon be streaming on Netflix.
You can follow @sarahalderson on Twitter and @sarahaldersonauthor on Instagram.
Product details
- ASIN : B085FWFLCZ
- Publisher : Avon (July 23, 2020)
- Publication date : July 23, 2020
- Language : English
- File size : 2465 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 332 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #89,620 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #305 in Holiday Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #849 in Vigilante Justice Thrillers
- #949 in Psychological Fiction (Kindle Store)
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About the author
Sarah is a British born, LA based screenwriter and author.
Having spent most of her life in London, Sarah quit her job in the non profit sector in 2009 and took off on a round the world trip with her husband and toddler daughter on a mission to find a new place to call home.
She finished her first novel, HUNTING LILA, just before they left the UK, wrote the sequel on the beach in India, and had signed a two book deal with Simon & Schuster by the time they reached Bali. After living there for five years, during which time she wrote another ten books, she and her family made the move to California.
Her first non-fiction book, CAN WE LIVE HERE, based on her family’s travels around the world to find a new home, was published in 2015.
While now writing predominantly for TV and film, Sarah remains a prolific author, writing women's fiction under the name Mila Gray. Her novels in this genre include the #1 bestselling COME BACK TO ME, STAY WITH ME and RUN AWAY WITH ME.
Her adult psychological thrillers include: FRIENDS LIKE THESE, IN HER EYES and THE WEEKEND AWAY, which is soon to be a Netflix movie.
Her books have appeared in translation in Germany, Mexico, Brazil, France, Italy, Portugal, Russia and Poland.
You can find her on Instagram @sarahaldersonauthor, Twitter (@sarahalderson) and at www.sarahalderson.com
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Maybe I loved this better than most and I’m not ashamed! It captured me and I couldn’t stop turning the pages. Orla and Kate, two best friends for many years, create a tradition of flying to exotic destinations together, but with Orla having a newborn, Marlow, amongst a slew of other things, including emotional challenges and setbacks, their trips have been in short supply in recent years. But this year, that’s about to change as they decide to visit Lisbon, Portugal, together.
“I’ve always been so good at reading people but now I feel like I can’t trust myself or my instincts. Everything’s off kilter.”
However, what starts off as an innocent journey ends as anything but. Kate goes missing and Orla has to retrace in her mind everything about that night, every action and step taken, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant. Without leaving out the words hurled in moments of burning, impassioned anger, in order to figure out where she has gone, which becomes increasingly difficult to do on account of the fact that Orla has been suffering gaps in memory due to overconsumption of alcohol and potentially drugs that night.
“I’m a whirlpool dragging everyone who comes close to me towards an unfortunate end.”
At the beginning, though, before the drama comes to a head, Orla and Kate are almost foils of each other: Orla being the practical, no-nonsense mom whose partying days are seemingly long behind her and Kate, the vivacious woman who sets any room alight with her resplendent charm, but also has cunningly mastered the art of manipulation and deception.
And I thought, throughout, that the cracks in the façade of their friendship were thoroughly examined as nothing was as it seemed for even a second. Both were, at their core, sad and yearned for something stronger to keep them tied to the present moment, in different, but equally fascinating, yet despairing, ways. I could feel their emotions viscerally and unsettlingly, as layers of their characters were beautifully peeled back before moments of reveal. And I also could intuit deeply the strength build in Orla, in the most empowering of ways, to fight back and continue persevering on her journey to find her friend, even when she winds up finding out that she knew next to nothing real or honest about her. Someone you thought was so close to you, in this case like an adopted, fun sister, can actually be so far, so removed from what you believed to be true and trust, as well as additionally be hiding secrets that could just take a turn for the deadly.
“For a moment, it felt as though the truth was lit up bright as the sun, but now a shadow has passed in front of it and everything is murky once more.”
This book took me like a whirlwind and entranced me until the very end where just enough is left to ponder what will happen next in this world and to these characters. I won’t forget them nor will I forget what brought them hopefully together and tore them more tragically apart.
Kate is wealthy, single, in great physical shape and quite sexy. A party girl who is about to be divorced.
Orla is married to Rob and has a nine month old baby girl. She is flabby, out of shape and leads a sedate lifestyle.
These two friends have had many past weekend get-aways away from their London lives. Paris, Istanbul, Spain....this was before Orla became a mother. Now Kate wants to get her friend out and party as they once did. Well, anyone who has experienced recent motherhood knows you are tired earlier, you go to bed earlier and the party lifestyle has left the building!
A fun fancy dinner was in the plans but Kate then wants to go to clubs and bars. Orla reluctantly goes along and then things get weird. After meeting two handsome men at a club (Kate's preplanned idea) the evening takes a bad turn. Orla awakens to an empty apartment and Kate is gone. Orla has no idea what happened as she was passed out. She then starts looking for her friend with the assistance of Konstandin, the cab driver who ferried them to the club earlier.
Konstandin's character was well developed and you will love his part in this mystery. He is from Kosovo and has a good backstory.
Orla was fairly naive and it's hard to believe someone could be as dense as her character is portrayed. Still, she kept me invested as the narrator of this story, as did the unraveling of Kate's life. The ending was a bit abrupt and I wish that had been fleshed out more. Maybe it's a plan for a second book.
This is the first novel I have read by Sarah Alderson and I enjoyed it. Definitely will search out more by this author.
After dinner, Kate wants to go for a drink and then go clubbing - Orla just wants to go to bed, but concedes to going for a drink. They go to a bar where Kate picks up a couple of guys and invites them back to the AirBnB where they are staying, despite Orla’s objections. Orla, wakes up the next morning, inner bed at the AirBnB, fully clothed, hung over, and feeling like she has been drugged, to find Kate missing.
Top reviews from other countries
Easy to read
Lots of twists
Will definitely be reading more books by this author