As Claire works her way further and further into Hannah's life, there are lots of questions coming up and it's hard to tell how this is going to pan out. , Publication date The House Keeper Was Brilliant!! Furphies Press, 2019. Shes in your house. I will have to check it out. Far from the best psychological thriller Ive read but also far from the worst. Learn more. Back then, Claire was a happy teenager with porcelain skin and long, wavy blond hair. Drina, a girl from Colombia, comes to work as a maid for a wealthy family in Long Island. Create a password that only you will remember. The Housekeeper: A twisted psychological thriller: Barelli, Natalie: 9780648225973: . At this stage in her life, Hannah, now Mrs. Carter, is depressed, sleeps a great deal and appears paranoid. So Claire does what anyone would do in her positionshe stalks her. Natalie Barelli can usually be found reading a book, and that book will more likely than not be a psychological thriller. I don't think that Joy Fielding's recent books have measured up to her earlier novels, but The Housekeeper comes pretty close. Thanks so much for checking out the reviews! . I do think this section was a bit confusing overall. Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. These promotions will be applied to this item: Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2023. Priscilla, there have been a lot of great reviews for Possession. I thought that too about the Hannahs, LOL, Thanks for sharing these reviews, Mae. The Housekeeper sounds good. . , Long, tedious and frustrating until the end when it's too late to care. Thank you , I think your reviews are always well-presented, Tessa. The Housekeeper (Audible Audio) Published January 14th 2020 by Dreamscape Media. Amazon Kobo Barnes & Noble Amazon UK Google Play iBooks, This is a tense thriller dark and bitingly funny humor that gets weaved in. It pulls you in immediately, from the cover blurb to the end. If you enjoy psychological suspense, she always delivers! She spots Hannah through the window of a prestigious hair salon and quickly ducks, hoping that she wont be recognized. Rate this book. What do you hope to see in the movie version? She is no longer the beauty queen that pleased her so much. Shes in your house. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. Hannah is now Mrs. Carter, living the charmed life that should have been Claires. Monica's epi-pen, Anna's mom's death . Mae, I just love your reviews and look forward to them.every week. Claire finds it impossible to believe that her father would commit these unnatural acts. It showed Molly was more perceptive than she let on. Showing photos of "The Maid" Highly entertaining and addictive! Hannah is now Mrs. Carter, living the charmed life that should have been Claire's . Narrated by: Susie Berneis. The Housekeeper wasgood! Hannah is now Mrs. Carter,living the charmed life that should have been Claires. Now, around two thirds of the way through the book, the tension is massively beginning to build and I've started to see some of both sides of the story. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this early release in exchange for my early review. . I think she tells an amazing tale! If you like dark, twisty reads, this is well-written and well-plotted though it does moves slowly. The text never states this directly, but the ending of the story - an ending which raises a lot of questions - gives us enough information to let us presume this is the case. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2020. The House Keeper sounds good, though. Back then, Claire was a happy teenager with porcelain skin and long, wavy blond hair. She lives in Australia with her family. Great characterization, great plot, great plot-twist. Now shes an overweight, lazy drunk with hair the color of compost and skin to match. Except that its not just Claire who has secrets. Thanks for visiting, Robbie. Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web. What a great book. I had a Hannah in Cusp of Night. All that is suddenly taken away from her when young Hannah poses as a housekeeper for the Petersens. What kind of scheme is Elyse planning? It may have been ten years since Claire last saw Hannah, but she has thought of her every day, and not in a good way. I do not want to give away any spoilers but please read, you will not be disappointed! Does this item contain quality or formatting issues? Some reviewers are saying this is the author's best work to date. I forwarded past it I refuse to listen to animal harm in books. Now available as of 8.16!**. Watching paint dry for a few hours would have been more entertaining. That one was kind of meh for me. Lovely to have a story I didnt solve mid-way! This oneehhh! Carol A. Wright is a K-State graduate and freelance writer residing in Winfield. First, a quick synopsis: Molly Gray is a maid at a five-star hotel. . Everyone in that house seems to have something to hide. We're always interested in hearing about news in our community. Some of these items dispatch sooner than the others. Im giving this 4 stars, but I didnt actually enjoy this novel that much, mostly because all of the characters are simply awful. Signup today! Lets just say it wasnt my favorite. What Jodi doesnt know is that her new hire is not who she thinks. So, Claire changes her hair color and responds to an ad for a housekeeper who is wanted at the Carter residence. The Housekeeper: A twisted psychological thriller - Kindle edition by Barelli, Natalie. -Amazon Vine Reviewer. And she freezes or faints under strain. Id probably roll my eyes at the police thing, and in real life, Ive known ace professional women who are a mess at home or came from a messed up background, so . It may have been ten years since Claire last saw Hannah, but she has thought of her every day, and not in a good way. Surprising turn of events at the end. Please try again. Everyone in that house seems to have something to hide. : Now she's an overweight, lazy drunk with hair the color of compost and skin to match. . Shes a stalker. . Likeseverely unrealistic. When not absorbed in the latest gripping page-turner, she loves cooking, enjoys riding her Vespa around town, and otherwise spends far too much time at the computer. Back then, Claire was a happy teenager with porcelain skin and long, wavy blond hair. She lives in Toronto, Ontario. That rarely happens to me in the "New Release" section of the library! LOL! A strange story choice, in my opinion. , Text-to-Speech This book kept me on the edge of my seat from the very first page and I just could not put it down. Squad goals 9/10. Natalie is an awesome author, Jan. 'Maid' Ending, Explained - The Journey That Lay Ahead. Some were despicable, and I wanted to shake some sense into Jodi for being such a doormat. No suspicions are aroused, or so assumes Claire. There are a couple of things that need editing - the main one is right at the end of the book, when we learn that the protagonist's younger brother is married with a young son when he . Glad to see Joy Fielding back in the game! Happy reading! He murdered Mr. Black. She doesn't pace, hit herself, pull hair, scream, or anything "unattractive". Sometime before 1983, a young Moira O'Hara had sex with Constance's husband . Loved The Main Character, Was Really Creepy, The Lies & Tricks She Got Up To. Free Novella! But the clever and manipulative Elyse is soon calling the shots in the household leaving Jodi with no means to protect her parents from the very woman she hired. The mother begs and pleads with the witch and offers her a solutionto let her raise her daughter till she is . 4.2 (10,590 ratings) Try for $0.00. During the festivities, Kun-sae, the mad, entrapped husband, emerges from the bunker and stabs Ki-jung, creating total pandemonium. As for Possession, I agree the plot sounds delicious and like one I would read. Ironically, both women, upon meeting, get along fabulously. Kudos to the author for juggling so many intricate puzzle pieces. Too bad it didnt deliver. Dark and twisty doesnt bother me, so. Both sound intriguing, Mae. Its certainly a twist but an odd one at that. A woman hires a housekeeper to care for her aging parentsonly to watch as she takes over their lives in this riveting novel from the New York Times bestselling author called "an ingenious master of domestic suspense" (Samantha M. Bailey). The last half was definitely better than the beginning, especially the last few chapters. I found the writing to be choppy and containing so many details that it was nearly impossible to keep everything straight. Obviously, Elyse turns out to be less than perfect, or there wouldnt be a book. He's unsupportive of Jodi's successful career and is a bit of a jerk. Thanks for sharing . Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. Then Hannah waltzed into her world as a nanny for her younger brother and her life took a nosedive. Natalie Barelli can usually be found reading a book, and that book will more likely than not be a psychological thriller. Before I settled down to read Natalie Barellis psychological thriller, The Housekeeper, I wish I could have studied some of her previous works including The Emma Fern Series: Books One and Two, The Loyal Wife, Missing Molly and The Accident., Sad to say that I dont know much about this author, but Im glad to have stumbled across such a sensitive and suspenseful novel as The Housekeeper.. Which is why whenHannah advertises for a housekeeper, Claire is confident she can apply and not be recognized. Her kids are great, but everyone else is ghastly. But then wait things start happening that Jodi starts to question. Another thread involves the ruins of a Gothic insane asylum where Hannahs grandmother was incarcerated for killing her husband and daughter. Or maybe the film version will make it more clear. I realize that's not central to the story but it's the one thing about the novel that really irritated me. Shes in need of a housekeeper who will also help care for her infant daughter from time to time. Between that and the acknowledgement that many bad people seem to go free while they continue to hurt good people, Molly decided not to report that Mrs. Black was the actual murderer. MY. The first half of the drama with the story of Crown Prince Seongnam. Actually, the drama really kicks in during the last seven chapters. Im so glad you posted it! Swoon 8/10. When Claire sees Hannah Wilson at an exclusive Manhattan hair salon,. Monk? It may have been ten years since Claire last saw Hannah, but she has thought of her every day, and not in a good way. WOW. But so glad you found wonderful books like The Housekeeper. . 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