Η μόνη που απέμεινε
Riley Sager, 2023
Mystery, thriller & crime Literary fictionHorror
A disgraced caregiver takes a live-in job with a notorious woman whose past has become local legend.
Feels like dread, unease and curiosity. About identity, memory and death.
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Some names arrive with a whole childhood attached.
«Το θέμα, ειλικρινά, είναι η φήμη της ασθενούς». Κουνιέμαι στο κάθισμά μου. «Ποια είναι η ασθενής;» «Η Λενόρα Χόουπ». Έχω χρόνια ν’ ακούσω αυτό το όνομα. Τουλάχιστον μια δεκαετία. Ίσως και δύο. Τώρα που το ακούω, ανασηκώνομαι έκπληκτη. Κάτι περισσότερο από έκπληκτη, για την ακρίβεια. Έχω μείνει άναυδη. Νιώθω ένα συναίσθημα που δεν είμαι σίγουρη ότι το έχω ξανανιώσει. Κι όμως είναι εκεί, ένα είδος αγχωτικού σοκ που φτερουγίζει πίσω από τα πλευρά μου σαν πουλί παγιδευμένο σε κλουβί. «Η γνωστή Λενόρα Χόουπ;» «Ναι» λέει ο κύριος Γκερλέν ρουφώντας τη μύτη του, σαν να προσβλήθηκε που δεν έγινε αμέσως κατανοητός. «Δεν είχα ιδέα ότι ήταν ακόμη ζωντανή». Όταν ήμουν νεότερη, δεν είχα καν καταλάβει ότι η Λενόρα Χόουπ ήταν πραγματικό πρόσωπο. Riley Sager.Riley Sager is the pen name of American novelist Todd Ritter, who previously published crime fiction under his own name.
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- What is Η μόνη που απέμεινε like?
- Feels like dread, unease and curiosity. About identity, memory and death.
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- If you liked Η μόνη που απέμεινε, try Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson), Want to Know a Secret? (Freida McFadden) and One of Us Is Lying (Karen M. McManus).
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The particular dread of a long life that leaves nothing behind.
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I tell everyone that I’m trying to keep fit, but the truth is, the adrenaline I get from running is the only thing close to what I used to feel when I was in the courtroom. If I ever stopped running, I would probably have to start taking speed. I love pushing myself as hard as I can.
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What a parent’s ambition feels like from inside the child.
My hand hurts within minutes. It’s pathetic, I guess, but I can’t remember the last time I wrote anything longhand. Plus I’m using my right hand, which never feels natural no matter how many years I’ve done it. My father insisted I learn to write right-handed in second grade after he first saw me pitch. Your left arm’s gold, he told me. Don’t waste it on crap that don’t matter. Which is anything but pitching as far as he’s concerned.
One of Us Is Lying · Karen M. McManus
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