Title: The Au Pair Pdf
Author: Emma Rous
Published Date: 2019
Page: 384
An Indie Next and Library Reads Pick!Praise for The Au Pair:“This will keep you turning those pages. The characters are still playing on my mind.”—Jane Corry, USA Today bestselling author of My Husband's Wife“Entrancing and compelling, The Au Pair seamlessly alternates between two riveting narrators. Atmospheric and reminiscent of Daphne du Maurier's work, it's a beautiful read that delivers a shocking and satisfying ending.”—Liv Constantine, USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish“This is one hell of a ride”—New York Post“As delicious and spellbinding as a soap opera, complete with the dramatic moments and outrageous twists. A promising first novel from Rous, The Au Pair is an absolutely absorbing and scandalous page-turner.”—Booklist “A splendid read that will be best enjoyed with a book club or a buddy, as you’ll be itching to digest the tale’s twists with someone else, especially when you reach the jaw-dropping climax.”—BookPage“With a transporting sense of place and gripping story line, The Au Pair delves into the darkest of family secrets. A great read.”—Eve Chase Emma Rous is a Cambridge University graduate who spent eighteen years working as a veterinary surgeon. She is now writing full-time, and lives with her husband and three school-age sons.
One of the most anticipated books of 2019 from Pop Sugar, Bustle, Cosmo, Parade, and Goodreads!
Seraphine Mayes and her twin brother, Danny, were born in the middle of summer at their family's estate on the Norfolk coast. Within hours of their birth, their mother threw herself from the cliffs, the au pair fled, and the village thrilled with whispers of dark cloaks, changelings, and the aloof couple who drew a young nanny into their inner circle.
Now an adult, Seraphine mourns the recent death of her father. While going through his belongings, she uncovers a family photograph that raises dangerous questions. It was taken on the day the twins were born, and in the photo, their mother, surrounded by her husband and her young son, is smiling serenely and holding just one baby.
Who is the child, and what really happened that day?
Absurd ending! Seraphine Mayes recently lost her father in a tragic accident. When cleaning out his belongings from their home, Summerbourne, she finds a long lost picture she had never seen before. In it is her mother, Ruth, and her father, Domenic, holding a new born baby. It was taken the day she was born but where is her twin brother Danny? Why wouldn't all four of them be in the picture? And why did her mother throw herself off the cliffs into the sea below only hours after their birth?Seraphine questions her older brother Edwin about the picture. He can't tell her much except that the picture was taken by his au pair, Laura, who never returned after their mothers suicide. Seraphine makes it her mission to track down Laura in hopes that she'll provide her the answers she's looking for.The chapters alternate between Seraphine in the present and Laura in the past when she moves into Summerbourne as their new au pair.I could not stand Seraphine. I found her completely annoying. I thought her behavior more often than not was atrocious and I found it very hard to garner any sympathy for her plight. This woman went from 0 to 60 in 1 second after finding that picture. She went from a grieving daughter to - Who am I? Who are my "REAL" parents? From here she accuses pretty much every one around her of lying to her. My urge to smack this woman grew with every turn of the page.I found Laura's chapters much more interesting which gave me the resolve to finish this book. While it may of been interesting it quickly morphed into the ridiculous towards the end.And what's up with that ending? The "who" and the reasoning for it (not to mention you never really do know anything for sure because the "who" never does admit to anything)~ Not impressed!I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway. Thanks, Goodreads! 2.5 stars!Characters got on my nerves, things were unrealistic. (no spoilers) I didn't SUPER hate the book but I didn't love it either. It's hard to explain what I mean when I say that I didn't love the fact that Laura's revelations were pretty unrealistic without spoiling anything, but if you've read this book you may understand what I mean. Just the way things "happened", if you will, didn't really seem realistic. Laura really got on my nerves by the end of the book. She pretty much ruined so many things for many people. Understanding to a point but I just saw her as being super selfish of a character. Although her chapters were far more engaging than Seraphine's. Also the family dynamic gets so confusing by the end; numerous times as I was reading I had to remind myself who was related to who, etc. It's just a weird situation. Definitely not a suspenseful readThe Best Book The Au Pair gets 5 stars from me. This was one of the best books I've ever read. I've ready plenty of books that have gotten 5 stars from me. If 10 stars was the max, then 10 stars I would give it. This story has everything you want in a book. All the characters fit so well together.Thank you Emma Rous for such a fantastic story. One I'll remember forever.
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