Why we’re excited
Ivy Chase, broke and jobless after an accident ends her nanny position, accepts an offer that looks too generous: looking after a rich widower's two grieving children at his remote country house. Then she learns the nanny before her has vanished, and that the police are asking questions. One child talks to a frightening invisible companion, and someone from Ivy's own past is hunting her.
Lisa Unger is a New York Times bestselling name in suspense, known for Served Him Right. This one borrows the governess-in-the-big-house setup of classic gothic fiction, so it should please readers of Rebecca who like their dread modern.
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What to know about She Was Never Here
We have reviewed 5 of Lisa Unger’s books, with an average score of 4.0 out of 5. Our highest-rated so far is Served Him Right (4★).
From the publisher
When a shocking accident costs a young nanny her job, a handsome stranger offers her a position at his isolated estate – in this electrifying psychological thriller from New York Times bestseller Lisa Unger.
When aspiring writer Ivy Chase loses her nanny job, she finds herself broke and with no place to go. Out of options, she has no choice but to accept an unexpected offer from handsome and wealthy widower Evan White. Soon, she’s on a private jet, heading towards the stranger's isolated estate, Fox Glenn, to care for his two children.
Fox Glenn, lovingly restored by Evan’s late wife, Tess, is idyllic. But the children are haunted by their mother’s death. Lulu is tormented by a menacing imaginary friend named Lavender. Asher is sullen and angry. Almost as soon as Ivy arrives, the police are at the door. The former nanny, who Ivy has come to replace, has disappeared.
Meanwhile, Ivy’s previous employer has discovered shameful things about Ivy. She wants vengeance and is willing to do whatever it takes to get it. As Ivy tries to unravel the mysteries of the White family while managing frightening threats of her own, she realizes she’s not safe anywhere – inside or outside the walls of Fox Glenn. Combining eerie gothic suspense with razor-sharp tension, Unger delivers an up-all-night, read-with-the-lights-on thriller about desire, deception, and revenge.
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