{"product_id":"9781427289391","title":"The Stolen Marriage : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Stolen Marriage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Diane Chamberlain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Diane Chamberlain comes \u003ci\u003eThe Stolen Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e — a thrilling new audiobook of secrets, heartbreak, and small-town alienation. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The drama offers a few scenes of passionate vocal acting, which Bennett demonstrates with a fierceness that is utterly gripping. This is heartbreaking dramatic suspense that will have listeners hooked from the very first listen.\" – Booklist on \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Sister.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1944, twenty-three-year-old Tess DeMello abruptly ends her engagement to the love of her life when she marries a mysterious stranger and moves to Hickory, North Carolina, a small town struggling with racial tension and the hardships imposed by World War II. Tess’s new husband, Henry Kraft, is a secretive man who often stays out all night, hides money from his new wife, and shows no interest in making love. Tess quickly realizes she’s trapped in a strange and loveless marriage with no way out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe people of Hickory love and respect Henry and see Tess as an outsider, treating her with suspicion and disdain, especially after one of the town’s prominent citizens dies in a terrible accident and Tess is blamed. Tess suspects people are talking about her, plotting behind her back, and following her as she walks around town. What does everyone know about Henry that she does not?  Feeling alone and adrift, Tess turns to the one person who seems to understand her, a local medium who gives her hope but seems to know more than he’s letting on. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a sudden polio epidemic strikes the town, the townspeople band together to build a polio hospital. Tess, who has a nursing degree, bucks Henry’s wishes and begins to work at the hospital, finding meaning in nursing the young victims. Yet at home, Henry’s actions grow more alarming by the day. As Tess works to save the lives of her patients, can she untangle her husband’s mysterious behavior and save her own life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Stolen Marriage:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] \u003cb\u003ewell-crafted\u003c\/b\u003e crime-tinged tale.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The Stolen Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ethe kind of story that will grab you and refuse to let you go\u003c\/b\u003e until you turn the last page.\" —\u003ci\u003eAll About Romance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Readers will be sucked in immediately...\u003cb\u003eyou just can't go wrong\u003c\/b\u003e with a book with [Chamberlain's] name on the cover.\" —\u003ci\u003eSouthern Pines Pilot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Sister\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Chamberlain has written an excellent novel with well-thought-out plotlines that never lose the suspense lover’s interest for one solitary second.” \u003ci\u003e–Suspense Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Chamberlain’s powerful story is a page-turner to the very end.” –\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A story of redemption, paranoia, and the power of shared bonds, \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Sister \u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful and thrilling novel… Tautly paced and emotionally driven.” –\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hard to put down.” –\u003ci\u003eBetter Homes \u0026amp; Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eNecessary Lies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A well-researched page-turner. The stakes mount to dizzying heights . . . Chamberlain certainly knows how to escalate tension.” \u003ci\u003e—Kirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Absorbing and haunting, this should strongly touch Chamberlain’s fans and draw those who enjoy Jodi Picoult and Barbara Delinsky.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year (2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781427289391\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"CD-Audio","offer_id":40673485422798,"sku":"9781427289391","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_34147f41-0b9b-418f-9ff1-6f5c012477fd.jpg?v=1639885471","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781427289391","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}