Bye, Baby
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Helen Laser
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Karissa Vacker
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Written by:
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Carola Lovering
About this listen
"Powerful, relatable and crazily addictive, Bye, Baby takes an unflinching look at the battling forces of toxicity and love which define so many female friendships. I couldn't put it down."–Rosie Walsh, New York Times bestselling author of Ghosted and The Love of My Life
"Narrators Helen Laser and Karissa Vacker craft an amazing rhythm as the young women confront their toxic friendship. Listeners won't want to miss a word."—AudioFile
Every friendship has its shadow...
On a brisk fall night in a New York apartment, 35-year-old Billie West hears terrified screams. It's her lifelong best friend Cassie Barnwell, one floor above, and she's just realized her infant daughter has gone missing. Billie is shaken as she looks down into her own arms to see the baby, remembering—with a jolt of fear—that she is responsible for the kidnapping that has instantly shattered Cassie’s world.
Once fiercely bonded by their secrets, Cassie and Billie have drifted apart in adulthood, no longer the inseparable pair they used to be in their small Hudson Valley hometown. Cassie is married to a wealthy man, has recently become a mother, and is building a following as a lifestyle influencer. She is desperate to leave her past behind—including Billie, who is single and childless, and no longer fits into her world. But Billie knows the worst thing Cassie has ever done, and she will do whatever it takes to restore their friendship…
Told in alternating perspectives in Lovering’s signature suspenseful style, Bye, Baby confronts the myriad ways friendships change and evolve over time, the lingering echoes of childhood trauma, and the impact of women’s choices on their lifelong relationships.
A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.
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What the critics say
"The suspense is a shapeshifter until the very last page."–Booklist
"Carola Lovering has hit the ball out of the park, again. Her latest is a gripping novel of suspense that explores the complexities of a female friendship, bound by childhood secrets, that is simultaneously life affirming and toxic. I could not put it down."–Greer Hendricks, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Golden Couple
"A shocking, emotionally-charged look at a dysfunctional friendship and the aftereffects of a split second decision that had me on the edge of my seat. Completely immersive with writing that is propulsive, vivid and rich, Bye, Baby is all-consuming. Once you start reading, you won't be able to stop. I'm a fan!"–Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of Local Woman Missing
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- Amazoncustomer
- 2024-09-22
excellent
realistic characters, such an addictive read. the kind of book i’m mourning when it’s done
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- 2024-07-03
Let down…. Boring and anticlimactic
Seems like it could be interesting but is not. Ending was disappointing. Difficult to get through this one. Don’t recommend
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