The Librarian's Husband's Book Club discussion

This area is for any discussion about the September 2023 book selection, The Housemaid, before you begin reading it.

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“Welcome to the family,” Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I’ll soon learn that the Winchesters’ secrets are far more dangerous than my own…

Every day I clean the Winchesters’ beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.

I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew’s handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it’s hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina’s life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.

I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out… and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late.

But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don’t know who I really am.

They don’t know what I’m capable of…

I tend to like McFadden's books.

I expect it will be a fast-paced, easy read. We will see.

John wrote: "This area is for any discussion about the September 2023 book selection, The Housemaid, before you begin reading it.

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“Welcome to the family,” Nina Winchester says as I shake h..."

This sounds absolutely delicious!

I just put this one on hold at my library- I hope it comes in soon!

Coming into this one new. Never read this author before and I don't frequent the suspense/thriller genres too often. But I am interested to see what this one is about. I see it all over the place and seems to be popular.

Still waiting for my copy! All the copies in my system are checked - wonder if another book club is reading it as well

I started reading the first part of it, it seems interesting to complete without the need to put so much focus

I am reading her book The housemaid and will try to finish before the end of the month . It is good so far but I am annoyed with Nina.

Dawn wrote: "I am reading her book The housemaid and will try to finish before the end of the month . It is good so far but I am annoyed with Nina."

:) You will be more annoyed with her before its over.