{"product_id":"9780743255400","title":"Speak Softly, She Can Hear : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSpeak Softly, She Can Hear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Pam Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this “gripping psychological thriller” (\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e), two best friends at an exclusive Manhattan girls’ school make a pact: they will lose their virginity before graduation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarole is a shy, overweight scholarship student who finds herself under the spell of the charismatic, pedigreed Naomi—it’s an unlikely friendship that will set in motion a series of events with dire and far-reaching consequences. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnter Eddie, a slick Upper East Side prep school dropout, expelled from a half-dozen private schools on the East Coast. Eddie is handsome, fatally charming, and more than willing to help the girls accomplish their goal. But something about him is not quite right—his overly familiar way with Naomi, his hair-trigger temper, the stories that just don't add up—and on one bitterly cold holiday weekend in an isolated cabin deep in the Vermont woods, a horrifying twist develops in the girls’ plan. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#1 bestselling author Wally Lamb says, “Pam Lewis is a sly and sure-footed storyteller whose literary tale of treachery, deception, and truth sits comfortably alongside Donna Tartt's \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e and Patricia Highsmith's \u003ci\u003eThe Talented Mr. Ripley\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Gripping . . . with a freshness that sets it apart.\" -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Pam Lewis will keep you guessing, she'll keep you up late at night, but most of all, she will bring you back to the friendships and betrayals of your past. Smart, clever, and emotionally involving. You'll never feel the same way about keeping a secret.\" -- Brad Meltzer, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e; bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tenth Justice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Zero Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This debut psychological thriller is full of promise for author Pam Lewis, who takes various familiar genre elements and gives them some fresh twists.\" -- Dick Adler, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An excellent debut.\" -- Karen Carlin, \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780743255400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40968856404174,"sku":"9780743255400","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_9d2c3a3a-3f3a-43c0-9de4-af9e0cdb5d0e.jpg?v=1646516525","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780743255400","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}