The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica Summary
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When a family relocates to a remote Maine island, they discover deadly secrets lurking in their new home. Netflix snatched film rights before publication, with counselors praising Kubica's empathetic portrayal of mental health. What happens when your fresh start becomes your worst nightmare?
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A Perfect Life Unraveled by Darkness
Sadie and Will Foust's move to a remote Maine island promised a fresh start. After Will's sister Alice commits suicide, they inherit her house and guardianship of her teenage daughter, Imogen. For Sadie, a doctor now working at the island clinic, this represents a chance to rebuild their marriage after Will's affair. Their sons-artistic Otto and energetic seven-year-old Tate-must adapt to this new environment alongside them. The house feels wrong from the beginning-gray and boxy outside, dark and dreary within. Their first encounter with sixteen-year-old Imogen sets an ominous tone: dressed in black with a shirt reading "I want to die," she coldly tells Will to "stay the fuck away." Any hope for normalcy shatters when sirens pierce the night and they learn their neighbor, Morgan Baines, has been murdered. In this small island community, fear spreads quickly, transforming their quiet street into a place of suspicion and dread.
Buried Connections Surface
A Mind Fracturing at the Seams
The Master Manipulator
Fighting for Survival
Healing Through Brokenness
Behind the Masks We Wear
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