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- ISBN
- 9780063004047
- Book Title
- Secret Talker : a Novel
- Item Length
- 8in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.4in
- Genre
- Language Arts & Disciplines, Fiction
- Topic
- Contemporary Women, Thrillers / Psychological, Literary, Linguistics / General
- Item Width
- 5.3in
- Item Weight
- 4.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 160 Pages
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"The Secret Talker is a profound meditation on love, the difficulties of communication and the agonizing joy and brutality of commitment." -- THE NEW YORK TIMES A NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLER OF 2021 AND "GLOBETROTTING" PICK! A woman reclaims her own story in this taut and wholly original literary tale from one of China's literary superstars. Hongmei is the perfect Chinese wife: beautiful, diligent, passive. Glen is the perfect American husband: intelligent, caring, well-off. From the outside, Hongmei and Glen's life in the San Francisco Bay Area seems perfect. But at home, their marriage is falling apart. Post-its left on the fridge are their primary form of communication. When Hongmei receives a beguiling email from a secret admirer, naturally she's intrigued. But what starts out as harmless flirting with an internet stranger quickly turns into an all-consuming emotional affair. As Hongmei spills more and more about her dark past as a military intelligence officer-in-training in China, she falls deeper and deeper into a tense cat-and-mouse game. Desperate and self-destructive, she embarks on an investigation into her emailer's secret history...one that may tear her life and marriage apart forever. A psychological story at its core, The Secret Talker elegantly examines how repressed desire and simmering silence can upend even the most idyllic marriage. As Hongmei pursues her stalker, her identity and agency come into question, and the chase curveballs into a captivating journey of self-actualization. Yan Geling pierces the human psyche to reveal devastating and emotional truths - and an ending that will leave readers speechless. Translated from the Chinese by Jeremy Tiang
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0063004046
ISBN-13
9780063004047
eBay Product ID (ePID)
23050038029
Product Key Features
Book Title
Secret Talker : a Novel
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Contemporary Women, Thrillers / Psychological, Literary, Linguistics / General
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Language Arts & Disciplines, Fiction
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
4.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pl2925.K55m513 2020
Reviews
[A] masterful tale driven by Yan's brisk pacing and evocative writing and details that pulse with truth. . . . An adventurous and emotionally engaging story, which ultimately unlocks the transformative power of listening and honesty for recovery and redemption from tribulations of the past., Searing and delicately brutal, [The Secret Talker] strikes at the heart of what makes a relationship implode., The Secret Talker is a profound meditation on love, the difficulties of communication and the agonizing joy and brutality of commitment., With simple but powerful prose, Geling Yan evokes electrifying scenes of great cruelty and sensuality., Geling Yan has crafted a slow-burn psychological thriller in The Secret Talker . . . a cat and mouse game that will keep you guessing to the last page., "The Secret Talker is a profound meditation on love, the difficulties of communication and the agonizing joy and brutality of commitment." -- New York Times "A riveting tale of suspense. . . . Yan's pacing is impeccable as she delicately but inexorably builds toward a thought-provoking finale. Readers of tense literary fiction will find much to like." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "[A] masterful tale driven by Yan's brisk pacing and evocative writing and details that pulse with truth. . . . An adventurous and emotionally engaging story, which ultimately unlocks the transformative power of listening and honesty for recovery and redemption from tribulations of the past." -- New York Journal of Books "A suspenseful, intriguing tale of a woman in her psychological crisis." -- The Millions "Geling Yan has crafted a slow-burn psychological thriller in The Secret Talker . . . a cat and mouse game that will keep you guessing to the last page." -- CrimeReads "With simple but powerful prose, Geling Yan evokes electrifying scenes of great cruelty and sensuality." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Searing and delicately brutal, [The Secret Talker] strikes at the heart of what makes a relationship implode." -- Popsugar "The combination of emotional intimacy with long-hidden secrets often makes for a compelling thriller, and The Secret Talker delivers ...For readers looking for a brisk and neatly plotted mystery, this novel has plenty to offer." -- Words Without Borders "The Secret Talker bring[s] the mood of an existential novel to a hair-raising thriller. Yan is a fan of stories where interlopers disrupt stable relationships -- among her screenplay credits is an adaptation of 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses.' But she also sees a third party as a way to patch a fractured relationship. 'Whatever roles human beings played by day, if they didn't have a moment like this when they could reveal themselves, they'd surely be driven mad,' Yan writes. And her hero is intriguingly close to that edge." -- Washington Post, Geling Yan has crafted a slow-burn psychological thriller in The Secret Talker....a cat and mouse game that will keep you guessing to the last page., [A] masterful tale driven by Yan's brisk pacing and evocative writing and details that pulse with truth....[an] adventurous and emotionally engaging story, which ultimately unlocks the transformative power of listening and honesty for recovery and redemption from tribulations of the past., The Secret Talker bring[s] the mood of an existential novel to a hair-raising thriller. Yan is a fan of stories where interlopers disrupt stable relationships -- among her screenplay credits is an adaptation of 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses.' But she also sees a third party as a way to patch a fractured relationship. 'Whatever roles human beings played by day, if they didn't have a moment like this when they could reveal themselves, they'd surely be driven mad,' Yan writes. And her hero is intriguingly close to that edge., A riveting tale of suspense. . . . Yan's pacing is impeccable as she delicately but inexorably builds toward a thought-provoking finale. Readers of tense literary fiction will find much to like., A riveting tale of suspense....Yan's pacing is impeccable as she delicately but inexorably builds toward a thought-provoking finale. Readers of tense literary fiction will find much to like., The combination of emotional intimacy with long-hidden secrets often makes for a compelling thriller, and The Secret Talker delivers ...For readers looking for a brisk and neatly plotted mystery, this novel has plenty to offer.
Copyright Date
2020
Lccn
2019-060167
Dewey Decimal
895.136
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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