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About Take Me Apart: A Novel
Product Description "A juicy thriller" (Entertainment Weekly) · "Absorbing" (USA Today) · "Dark and thoughtful" (Washington Post) · "Gratifying" (Wall Street Journal) · "Sun-soaked noir" (LA Review of Books) A spellbinding novel of psychological suspense that follows a young archivist’s obsession with her subject’s mysterious death as it threatens to destroy her fragile grasp on sanity.When the famed photographer Miranda Brand died mysteriously at the height of her career, it sent shock waves through Callinas, California. Decades later, old wounds are reopened when her son Theo hires the ex-journalist Kate Aitken to archive his mother’s work and personal effects.As Kate sorts through the vast maze of material and contends with the vicious rumors and shocking details of Miranda's private life, she pieces together a portrait of a vibrant artist buckling under the pressures of ambition, motherhood, and marriage. But Kate has secrets of her own, including a growing attraction to the enigmatic Theo, and when she stumbles across Miranda's diary, her curiosity spirals into a dangerous obsession.A seductive, twisting tale of psychological suspense, Take Me Apart draws readers into the lives of two darkly magnetic young women pinned down by secrets and lies. Sara Sligar's electrifying debut is a chilling, thought-provoking take on art, illness, and power, from a spellbinding new voice in suspense. Amazon.com Review In Sligar’s moody and atmospheric debut novel, Kate Aitken has recently left her journalist job in New York under unhappy circumstances, prompting a move to her aunt’s house in a small Northern California town. Theo Brand, the grown son of famed photographer Miranda Brand—whose mysterious and sudden death still inspires town gossip—hires Kate to sort through his mother’s work and personal effects. As Kate untangles the ephemera of Miranda’s life, she uncovers a largely unknown public figure dealing with the pressures of career, marriage, and motherhood—all while herself becoming more entrenched in the lives of Theo and his two young children. This psychological thriller will make you slightly uncomfortable—in the way only the best thrillers do—and the reader is rewarded with a satisfying ending. A uniquely feminist twist on a well-known and loved genre. —Sarah Gelman, Amazon Book Review Review "20 Must-Reads" ―Entertainment Weekly"Best Debuts of Winter/Spring 2020" ―Library Journal"21 Quarantine Reads from Your Favorite Authors" ―Bustle"Ten Books to Read in April" ―The Washington Post“Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2020” ―CrimeReads“10 Most Anticipated Horror/Thrillers of 2020” ―Bustle“24 Most Anticipated Mysteries / Thrillers of 2020” ―GoodReads“Most Anticipated: The Great First-Half of 2020 Preview” ―The Millions“20 Most Anticipated Debuts of Early 2020” ―Electric Lit“Most Anticipated Books of 2020” ―LitHub“21 Debut Authors to Discover Now” ―GoodReads"Alma's Favorite Books for Spring 2020" ―Hey Alma"2020 Titles to Watch" ―Library Journal"Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2020" ―Kirkus"Best New Books of 2020" ―Happy Magazine"The 20 Best Books to Read This Summer" ―People**An Indie Next Pick**"My favorite debut crime novel of 2020 . . . just spot on about transforming life into art and who gets sacrificed ― particularly women ― as a result."―Sarah Weinman, The Crime Lady"A juicy thriller."―Entertainment Weekly"Sun-soaked noir . . . While it does revolve around a mystery, it’s really just fiction, the kind that makes you want to turn the pages . . . Take Me Apart has frequent flashes of fine art, and many passages sparkle with Sligar’s style . . . Sligar explores the sticky territory of power dynamics between men and women, whether boss and employee, teacher and student, or husband and wife. She threads a scathing feminist critique throughout both narratives, nailing all the right talking points of the current discourse."―Randy Rosenthal, Los Angeles Review of Books"By turns, a West Coast art-world satire, an erotic
