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From the no. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Husband's Secret and Big Little Lies

This perceptive and honest novel from the internationally bestselling Liane Moriarty shows us that life is complicated, relationships aren't black and white, and people are never simply good or bad.

As a hypnotherapist, Ellen helps her clients deal with all sorts of unusual problems. So when she finds out that her new boyfriend, Nathan, is being stalked by his ex-lover, she's not worried at all; in fact, she's rather curious and wishes she could sit down with Saskia to have a good chat about it all.

No one grows up dreaming of becoming a stalker. It's not a life ambition or game plan. It just sort of... happens. At least that's Saskia's story and she's sticking with it. And she's determined not to be left behind by Nathan and Ellen's new love.

Ellen's wish to counsel Saskia comes true in a way she could never have predicted - Saskia has been masquerading as a new client...

Fans of Jojo Moyes, Jodi Picoult and Paula Hawkins will love Liane Moriarty.

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1 October 2012
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A stunning repackaging from the author of the New York Times no. 1 bestsellers The Husband's Secret and Big Little Lies. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Liane Moriarty is the author of seven bestselling novels, Three Wishes, The Last Anniversary, What Alice Forgot, The Hypnotist's Love Story, The Husband's Secret, Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty. Her books have been read by more than ten million people worldwide, including one million in Australia. The Husband's Secret was a number one New York Times bestseller. It has been translated into more than thirty-five languages and film rights have been acquired by CBS Films. Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty reached number one on the New York Times bestseller list in their first week of publication - the first time this has been achieved by an Australian author. They were also number one bestsellers in Australia and Big Little Lies has been adapted into an Emmy award winning HBO series, starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon, who have both also optioned the film rights to Truly Madly Guilty. Liane Moriarty is also the author of the Nicola Berry series for children. Liane lives in Sydney with her husband, son and daughter. You can find out more about Liane's books at her website www.lianemoriarty.com --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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"[A] smart romance...a fresh spin on grappling with misplaced passion."--Good Housekeeping

"This superb novel...examines misunderstandings--not just with lovers, but with friends, families and, perhaps most often, ourselves."--Parade

"A witty modern love story in the age of cohabitation, blended families, and second chances, this is a compassionate, absorbing tale. Moriarty has crafted an incredibly likable heroine in Ellen, the hypnotherapist who can solve her clients' problems but can't seem to keep her own life from spiraling into soap opera. Readers who enjoy Jennifer Close and Marian Keyes will adore Moriarty's wit and warmth."--Booklist (starred review)

"A warmly humorous, gently poignant, ultimately comforting tale of frustration and redemption...Moriarty writes with both a frisky wit and a generosity of spirit that's truly disarming...It will make you feel warm all over." --USA Today

"A fascinating (and frequently hilarious) Russian doll story-within-a-story study of human obsession, reflected as if in a carnival fun house of mirrors. What's more, it's an exquisitely intense unfolding of the viewpoints of both the stalker and the stalker's partner. Gifted storyteller Liane Moriarty avoids the predictable, spinning the tale as a sympathetic character study that happens to be as much of a page-turner as any thriller."--Bookreporter

"Perfect for all our summer outings."--Chicago Tribune

"Ellen's voice is compelling and believable."--Publishers Weekly

"The Hypnotist's Love Story is an intensely absorbing, excellently written tale that turns Fatal Attraction on its head--finally! Told with wit, charm, empathy, and plenty of suspense, you'll regret turning the pages so fast to find out how it ends. Loved it!"--Sarah Strohmeyer, bestselling author of Kindred Spirits and The Cinderella Pact

"Spellbinding! Reading Liane Moriarty is like spending the afternoon with a wise, witty, comforting friend. I could not put it down!"--Beth Harbison, author of Always Something There to Remind Me

"[A] smart romance...a fresh spin on grappling with misplaced passion."--Good Housekeeping

"Simply exquisite, fascinating (and frequently hilarious)...as much of a page-turner as any thriller."--Bookreporter

"Mesmerizing."-Family Circle

"This superb novel...examines misunderstandings--not just with lovers, but with friends, families and, perhaps most often, ourselves."--Parade --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

The eldest of six children, Liane Moriarty is an advertising copywriter turned author. She lives in Sydney with her husband and son.

Caroline Lee is a gifted actress and narrator who has worked extensively in theatre, film and television. Caroline has narrated a number of bestselling titles, including Apples Never Fall, Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty, and The Shifting Fog and The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. On stage, she has performed for various theatre companies including the Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company, Malthouse and Red Stitch, and recently appeared in The Newsreader on the ABC. She has received three Green Room Awards for Best Actress, and four AudioFile Earphones Awards, including Best Audiobook of the Year 2016 for Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty. --This text refers to the audioCD edition.

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The Hypnotist’s Love Story is about the mild craziness that lurks behind the facades we present to the world, especially when it comes to love. --This text refers to the audioCD edition.

From the Author

Liane Moriarty is the author of seven bestselling novels, Three Wishes, The Last Anniversary, What Alice Forgot, The Hypnotist's Love Story, The Husband's Secret, Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty. Her books have been read by more than ten million people worldwide, including one million in Australia. The Husband's Secret was a number one New York Times bestseller. It has been translated into more than thirty-five languages and film rights have been acquired by CBS Films. Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty reached number one on the New York Times bestseller list in their first week of publication - the first time this has been achieved by an Australian author. They were also number one bestsellers in Australia and Big Little Lies has been adapted into an Emmy award winning HBO series, starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon, who have both also optioned the film rights to Truly Madly Guilty. Liane Moriarty is also the author of the Nicola Berry series for children. Liane lives in Sydney with her husband, son and daughter. You can find out more about Liane's books at her website www.lianemoriarty.com --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0069A01CC
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Macmillan Australia (1 October 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2071 KB
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Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 389 pages

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Liane Moriarty is the Australian author of eight internationally best-selling novels: Three Wishes, The Last Anniversary, What Alice Forgot, The Hypnotist’s Love Story, Nine Perfect Strangers and the number one New York Times bestsellers: The Husband's Secret, Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty. Her books have been translated into over forty languages and sold more than 20 million copies.

Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty both debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller list - the first time this was ever achieved by an Australian author. Big Little Lies was adapted into a multiple award-winning HBO series with a star-studded cast including Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon. Hulu is adapting Nine Perfect Strangers into a limited series starring Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy for release in 2021.

Her new novel, Apples Never Fall, will be released in September 2021.

Liane lives in Sydney, Australia, together with her husband, son and daughter. You can find out more at www.lianemoriarty.com and www.facebook.com/LianeMoriartyAuthor

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Great Australian womens' fiction.

Reviewed in Australia on 21 June 2019

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Liane Moriarty writes women's fiction with a voice we can all understand.
Hypnotherapist, Ellen, has pretty much given up on the idea of having a life-long loving relationship, when she meets widower and single dad, Patrick.
Surveyor, Patrick has been alone since a disastrous break-up with Saskia, a relationship that was a mistake, coming too soon after his wife's death. But Saskia can't let it go and has been stalking Patrick and his young son, Jack, ever since the break-up.
As Ellen's relationship with Patrick deepens, she realises that Saskia has been a client under an assumed name and the stalking is escalating.
With a future to plan for, Patrick and Ellen are at their wits end with unexpected break-ins and threats to Ellen's reputation.
When things literally come crashing down, it forces everyone to refocus on their futures.
I couldn't put this book down. A great read!

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Margaret Taylor

‘The Hypnotist’s Love Story’ by Liane Moriarty

Reviewed in Australia on 6 July 2019

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I read this book expecting things to fall apart that didn’t and the resolution of various situations were also surprising.
Worth reading, and discovering the trials and tribulations of the various characters.

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Confronting

Reviewed in Australia on 23 October 2018

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I was deeply impacted by the author's insightful journey to the confronting reality of domestic violence in regards to the male victim and the underlying truth that society conditions us to be less understanding of their pain. At times I felt frustrated with the lack of intervention which is often the case in the real world...

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Baked Beana

Interesting as well as a fun novel.

Reviewed in Australia on 31 December 2019

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I enjoyed reading this novel, getting to know the life of a stalker and a hypnotherapist. Not very fast paced but was still a great read, like all her other book.

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Shutterbugs74

Another great story by Liane. She writes as if I am there!

Reviewed in Australia on 6 May 2017

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I really enjoyed this book. It took me a while to get into it, but once I was invested I enjoyed it. I also like that Moriarty uses interesting characters in her books, with either interesting occupations or some form of dysfunction. It feels so normal that its like just having an interlude from my own life.

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Another Great Liane Moriarty Story

Reviewed in Australia on 29 June 2019

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I am never disappointed with Moriarty's books. I love the fact that they are relatable and yet still a good story. Moriarty always has a (or many) strong female characters. Even the 'unsympathetic' female characters have redeeming characters and you can understand their point of view.

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Shelley

Enjoyable, but not as good as some of her books.

Reviewed in Australia on 26 September 2018

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I enjoyed reading this book but it didn't blow me away like 'Big Little lies', 'The Husband's Secret' and most of all, 'Truly, Madly, Guilty'.

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Rod Callaghan

Loved it. Great style of writing

Reviewed in Australia on 1 September 2016

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Loved it. Great style of writing. One a perspective from the main character, than wham, from om the perspective of the nemesis . I am a guy and it was well told story , for men or woman , the tale was good . Five stars from me , and not just because like me , the author is Australian , but rather , it was a good story.

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Disappointing.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 June 2020

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I am giving this a 2 star review because I found it extremely disappointing. The first 30% was great! And it held promise! The characters were intriguing and the story unfolded nicely.

But then it descended into absurdities and the plot got more and more unbelievably - and tiresome - as the story went on.

It's as if the author got bored and/or didn't know where she was going with this novel halfway through and just kept writing in hope that - with time - the characters would 'find themselves' and the plot would come together.

Unfortunately, that did not happen. Which is so disappointing because the writing is excellent! And the novel started so well.

I notice a very similar thing happens with the author's other book, "Nine Perfect Strangers." That story also started brilliantly. The characters were well-rounded, the writing was good, and the story was captivating. But, as was the case with this book, the whole plot fell halfway through and the second half of the book was terribly unsatisfying. The momentum was lost and the story went on, and on, and on.

I wonder if the author's writing suffers when she's under (time) pressed? I say this because it's as if she loses interest and/or passion for the story as it goes on. I didn't feel this happened at all with Big Little Lies! That novel was amazing from the first page to the last. But this one... and Nine Perfect Lives... well... they started strong but ended badly.

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An uneventful, cliche ridden, bore of a story.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 June 2020

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Having enjoyed watching the tv series Big Little Lies, I thought I would give this book a go thinking that Liane Moriarty must be able to tell a good story. I thought the premise was interesting, i was expecting lots of twists but they never came. I felt like giving up about 20% of the way into the book. The plot was going nowhere. It didn’t get any better, in fact it got worse. I found the main character, Ellen deeply irritating and a total sap, also her new partner Patrick was boring and quite patronising with occasional sexist comments. I thought he might have a dark secret that might make this story bearable but yet again this was not the case. I found the writing style very annoying, it felt like the characters never got through a conversation without some irrelevant ridiculous tangent coming up which would go on for pages and so you would forget what the dialogue even was about. I found the characters friends added absolutely nothing to the story along with Ellen’s clients, I found myself scanning through the pages in the hope something more interesting would happen. Never a good sign! I won’t be reading anymore liane moriarty books, she is a very overrated author.

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maureen

Rubbish!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 June 2020

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I gave up when I realised I was only quarter of the way through and it was becoming a struggle to persuade myself to sit down and read. The story was going nowhere fast if it was even going anywhere at all. The characters are not particularly likeable. It jumps backwards and forwards between the hypnotist and the stalker but both just seem rather pathetic! This is the second book by this author I have 'read' and I don't think I will be buying anymore.

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Audrey Haylins

A book with an identity crisis

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 September 2020

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I’ve read a lot of Liane Moriarty and have mostly enjoyed her books. I like her writing style, and find that she usually delivers a compelling plot with realistic characters.

Not so here, I’m afraid. From the blurb, I was expecting a psychological thriller, and instead got a novel with a serious identity crisis.

It had great potential.

With a string of failed relationships behind her, hypnotherapist Ellen has given up hope of ever finding happiness. Then she meets Patrick, a widower with a young son, and they fall in love. But there’s a fly in the ointment. Patrick is being stalked by Saskia, an obsessive ex lover.

What a perfect batch of ingredients for dishing up some creeping suspense fiction, right? Wrong! That idea fizzles out about half-way through, when the whole plot seems to lose direction. Like it forgot where it was going, or the satnav broke down. All the momentum built up in the early chapters is lost.

It’s almost like Moriarty suddenly changes her mind, and not just about the plot but about the characters as well. At first I thought it clever, the way she toys with the reader’s allegiances and perceptions. But, for me at least, this shift ended up taking the pep out of the whole book.

Right up until the end, I was waiting for a sting in the tail, a final twist that would inject a lovely fizz of satisfaction. Instead, I got twee, bland and disappointing.

Not Moriarty’s best, by a long shot. Only 3.5 stars, generously rounded up rather than down.

Thanks for reading my review. I hope you found it helpful. You can find more candid book reviews on my Amazon profile page.

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Queen B

A lovely read - couldn't wait to pick it up again.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 October 2017

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This is a lovely read. Really interesting - gentle in places - heart-stoppingly dark in others. No malice though - which I thought was wonderful. How thoughtful of the author to allow us to make up our own minds about each character. The story is well written - well paced and there is clever dialogue for all characters. I never really quite knew what was coming next..........but I thought I did - so I was often surprised. I might even have been a bit hypnotised by it all. I'll look for more from this author - I like the way she writes.

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