GOODMORNINGAMERICABOOKCLUBPICK“TheChangeislikeagutturalragescream(andsomehowasoft,tearfulhug)ofabook,andIcouldn’thaveloveditanymore.“--EmilyHenryBigLittleLiesmeetsTheWitchesofEastwick--agloriouslyentertainingandknife-sharprevengefantasyaboutthreewomenwhosemidlifecrisisbringsunexpectednewpowers--puttingthemonacollisioncoursewiththeevilthatlurksintheirwealthybeachtown.“Aroarofrage,apacypage-turner,Iloveditwithallmybrokenheart.Readit.You’llloveit.“--NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorMarianKeyes“Millertriumphs...THECHANGEisthatraretreat:asuspensefulstorywithgreatpacing,memorablecharacters,andanengagingvoice.Fantasticineveryway,thisfierceanthemagainstmisogynyisasmash.“--PublishersWeekly(starredreview)“Apointed,punchy,andpotentthriller...wryandclever,seriousandexacting,andmasterfullysuspenseful.“--Booklist(starredreview)IntheLongIslandoceanfrontcommunityofMattauk,threedifferentwomendiscoverthatmidlifechangesbringawholenewtypeofempowerment...AfterNessaJames’shusbanddiesandhertwindaughtersleaveforcollege,she’sleftallaloneinatrimwhitehousenotfarfromtheocean.Inthequietofherlateforties,theformernursebeginstohearvoices.Itdoesn’ttakelongforNessatorealizethatthevoicescallingouttoherbelongtothedead--agiftshe’sinheritedfromhergrandmother,whichcomeswithspecialresponsibilities.Onthecuspof50,suaveadvertisingdirectorHarriettOsbornehasjustwitnessedtheimplosionofherlucrativecareerandhermarriage.Shehasn’tleftherhouseinmonths,andfromtheoutside,itappearsasifsheandhergardenhavebothgonetoseed.ButHarriett’slifeisfarfromover--infact,she’sundergoneastunningandverywelcomemetamorphosis.AmbitiousformerexecutiveJoLevisonhasspentthirtylongyearsatwarwithherbody.Thefree-floatingrageandhotflashesthatarrivewiththebeginningofmenopausefeelliketheverylaststraw--untilsherealizesshehastheabilitytochannelthem,andfinallycomesintoherpower.GuidedbyvoicesonlyNessacanhear,thetrioofwomendiscoverateenagegirlwhosebodywasabandonedbesidearemotebeach.Thepolicehavewrittenthevictimoffasadrug-addictedsexworker,butthewomenrefusetobuyintotheofficialnarrative.Theirinvestigationintothegirl’smurderleadstomorebodies,andtothetown’smostexclusiveandisolatedenclave,aworldofstupendouswealthwheretherulesdon’tapply.Withtheirnewfoundpowers,Jo,Nessa,andHarriettwilltakemattersintotheirownhands...
