Nothing Can Hurt You
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Nothing Can Hurt You
Narrated by:
Deborah McBride, Jennifer Woodward, Kate Handford, Lance C Fuller, Laurence Bouvard, Lexie McDougall, Madeleine Rose, Patricia Rodriguez
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'Gripping, sharp and sultry' PANDORA SYKES
'Superbly unsettling' GUARDIAN
‘A gothic Olive Kitteridge mixed with Gillian Flynn’ VOGUE
On a cold day in 1997, student Sara Morgan was killed in the woods surrounding her liberal arts college in upstate New York. When suspicion falls on the person closest to her – her boyfriend, Blake – the case comes to haunt the friends, family and acquaintances of the couple in strange and unexpected ways. Some look for answers, while others are set on retribution; from the young woman who discovers the body to Sara’s half-sister who, years later, seeks out her own form of justice.
A propulsive, taut tale of obsession and voyeurism, Nothing Can Hurt You pieces together a chorus of unforgettable voices to explore the far-reaching consequences of one single act of violence.©2020 Nicola Maye Goldberg (P)2020 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Critic reviews
Captivating, serpentine and affecting, Nicola Maye Goldberg’s Nothing Can Hurt You subverts the tropes of the “dead girl” genre in ways that impart its female characters with a dark majesty and mystery all their own (Megan Abbott)
Gripping, sharp and sultry – I couldn't put it down (Pandora Sykes)
A superbly unsettling account of the aftermath of a murder ... For a perceptive and moving account of people trying to process a senseless act, look no further (Books of the Month)
An utterly compulsive read ... A breath of fresh air in the realm of the thriller
Fascinating ... The book is less about the murder itself than about its aftermath, the long tendrils of guilt, sadness, anger and confusion that stretch out from a single act, wrapping themselves around everyone they touch
[An] incisive true crime novel ... It serves as a powerful comment on all the female voices missing in most commercial thrillers
The writing here is sparkling and the detective work, refreshingly, internal rather than external … Goldberg has a delightful eye for detail, too, and is just as good at sketching middleaged men as she is of girls on the verge of womanhood
This unsettling, sinuous novel subtly explores the case’s fallout among those closest to it
I read this in one sitting. Fascinating and unique (Bella Mackie, author of 'Jog On')
[An] alarming, transfixing tale told from several different vantage points ... A more literary Gone Girl for the new decade
Like a gothic Olive Kitteridge mixed with Gillian Flynn ... The cumulative effect of this book is masterful, a small-scale renovation of a seemingly exhausted genre
I can't think of another book with such unique storytelling ... So adept and intricate I devoured it in two sittings, then went back to revisit all the subtle character links (Nina Pottell)
If you loved Little Fires Everywhere, you'll be all over this intoxicating read ... It's inspired by a true story, and will leave you thinking about how women are treated in life - and in death. (Best books to read this summer)
An intoxicating, lyrical and honest journey into the traumatic murder of a young woman and its reverberating anguish ... I could not stop reading this book, and was haunted by it long after I finished (Allie Rowbottom, author of 'Jell-O Girls')
Fascinating, intimate and clever; it reminded me of Three Women. Reading it was like playing with Russian dolls, but in reverse (Tomasz Jedrowski, author of 'Swimming in the Dark')
I read the first page and couldn’t stop. So original (Julie Mayhew, author of 'Impossible Causes')
It’s moody, it’s dark, and it’s full of the same kinds of tough, angry, scarred (and of course beautiful) women that made Sharp Objects so compelling
Haunting
Tender, brutal, beautiful. This book haunts me (Kirsty Logan, author of 'The Gracekeepers')
The different voices of the audio production really add to the novel.
Incredible
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