Careful What You Wish For: A Novel of Suspense by Hallie Ephron (English) Hardco

Description: Careful What You Wish For by Hallie Ephron From the New York Times-bestselling author comes a novel about a professional organizer with a deadly problem she may not be able to clean up. Careful what you wish for, the old adage saysÉnow Emily might lose her freedom, her marriage--and possibly her life. her life. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Thrilling and suspenseful...a modern-day grown-up Nancy Drew." -- Jamie Lee Curtis, TimeA Christian Science Monitor Best Book of the MonthEmily Harlow is a professional organizer who helps people declutter their lives; shes married to a man who cant drive past a yard sale without stopping. Hes 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 Emilys own marriage together these past few years. Shed love nothing better than to toss out all her husbands crap. He says hes a collector. Emily knows better—hes a hoarder. The larger his "collection" becomes, the deeper the distance grows between Emily and the man she married.Luckily, Emilys got two new clients to distract herself: an elderly widow whose husband left behind a storage unit she didnt know existed, and a young wife whose husband wont allow her stuff into their house. Emilys 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. Back Cover After a video of her organizing her sock drawer goes viral, Emily Harlow uses her moment in the spotlight to start Freeze-Frame Clutter Kickers and launch her career as a professional organizer. The catch: shes married to a man who cant drive past a yard sale without stopping. Like other professionals who make a living decluttering peoples lives, Emily has devised a set of ironclad rules. When working with couples, for example, she makes it clear that each person is only allowed to declutter his or her own stuff. This stipulation has kept Emilys own marriage together these past few years as her basement, attic, and garage have filled up with her husbands finds. Shed love nothing more than to toss out all his crap. He says hes a collector. Emily knows better--hes a hoarder. And the larger his "collection" becomes, the deeper the distance grows between Emily and the man she married. Luckily, Emilys got two new clients to distract herself: an elderly widow whose husband left behind a storage unit that she didnt know existed, and a young wife whose husband wont allow her stuff into their house. But when Emilys initial meeting with the young wife takes a detour involving too much wine and fantasies of how much more pleasant life would be without their collecting spouses, Emily finds herself in a mess that might be too big for her to clean up. Author Biography Hallie Ephron is the New York Times bestselling author of Never Tell a Lie, Come and Find Me, There Was an Old Woman, Night Night, Sleep Tight, and Youll Never Know, Dear. She grew up in Beverly Hills, the daughter of Hollywood screenwriters, and lives near Boston, Massachusetts. Review "[A] thoroughly enjoyable twist on the classic murder mystery." -- Christian Science Monitor“Clever...Ephrons tidy approach to stowing clues, arousing suspicions, keeping the chaos of the climax under control, then tying up loose ends makes her a professional organizer of this type of entertainment. In a word--neat." -- Kirkus Reviews"Outstanding...May be the first domestic thriller to weave in Marie Kondos decluttering theory about discarding things that dont spark joy...After being a finalist five times, Ephron may finally win the Mary Higgins Clark Award for this one." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Hallie Ephron has crafted a timely, twisty tale that had me grinning at the opening line and wide-eyed at the conclusion. Cleverly plotted and cast with compelling characters, Careful What You Wish For is the perfect summer book club pick!" -- New York Times Bestselling Author Wendy Corsi Staub“Hallie Ephrons Careful What You Wish For is a cautionary tale for the spark joy moment--a tidy nightmare of a story that wont be contained. A compulsive page-turner that sparks anxiety." -- Lori Rader-Day, Edgar(R) Award-nominated author of Under a Dark Sky"Hallie Ephron has crafted a timely, twisty tale that had me grinning at the opening line and wide-eyed at the conclusion. Cleverly plotted and cast with compelling characters, Careful What You Wish For is the perfect summer book club pick!" -- New York Times Bestselling Author Wendy Corsi Staub Review Quote "Clever...Ephrons tidy approach to stowing clues, arousing suspicions, keeping the chaos of the climax under control, then tying up loose ends makes her a professional organizer of this type of entertainment. In a word--neat." Description for Library Professional organizer Emily Harlow would love to attack her own husbands sky-high pile, but its against her own rules. Still, she and a new client laughingly imagine what life would be like without their hoarding husbands. Careful what you wish for, Emily. With a 40,000-copy first printing. Details ISBN0062473654 Author Hallie Ephron Pages 304 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Year 2019 ISBN-10 0062473654 ISBN-13 9780062473653 Format Hardcover Country of Publication United States DEWEY 813.6 Short Title Careful What You Wish For Language English Subtitle A Novel of Suspense Publication Date 2019-08-06 US Release Date 2019-08-06 UK Release Date 2019-08-06 Imprint HarperCollins Place of Publication New York, NY Alternative 9780062473677 Audience General AU Release Date 2019-08-18 NZ Release Date 2019-08-18 Imprint US William Morrow Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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