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Verity
by Colleen Hoover

Published: 2018-12-10
Paperback : 331 pages
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An Amazon top 100 bestseller

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his ...

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An Amazon top 100 bestseller

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish.

Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night their family was forever altered.

Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen's feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife's words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue to love her.

Due to extremely mature content, this book is recommended for readers 18 . Sensitive topics that may be triggering to some readers include graphic death/murder, child abuse, graphic sex.

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Discussion Questions

The novel begins with a sudden death, which Lowen witnesses as a bystander. Why do you think the author chose to open the novel in this way? What did the scene foreshadow, in terms of the fragility of life, and how did the man’s demise contrast with the prolonged, in-between state Verity found herself in as a character?

Lowen enjoys living in New York because, in the vastness of the city, she feels invisible: “The state of my life is irrelevant in a place this size. There are far more people here with stories much more pitiful than mine.” Did you find yourself relating to Lowen in this moment? Or were you surprised by the frankness with which she compared her circumstances to others’? Did you agree with Lowen when she said that people who have experienced great hardship often seek -out individuals who are “worse off,” to make themselves feel better?

Lowen feels an immediate kinship with Jeremy when he helps her on the street: “Most people come to New York to be discovered. The rest of us come to hide.” What ran through your mind when you read this? Did you think, in this moment, that Jeremy had something to hide? What, ultimately, was Jeremy’s biggest secret?

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This was definitely a twisted mystery with dark romance, spicy if you know what I mean. I must say this book was not predictable, I was very surprised with the ending - jaw dropping. It was such a twist... (read more)

 
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