Under the Influence
- Author: Joyce Maynard
- Narrator: Joyce Maynard
- Publisher: HarperCollins USA
- Duration: 9:13:34
Synopsis
The New York Times bestselling author of Labor Day and After Her returns with a poignant story about the true meaning—and the true price—of friendship.
Drinking cost Helen her marriage and custody of her seven-year-old son, Ollie. Once an aspiring art photographer, she now makes ends meet taking portraits of school children and working for a caterer. Recovering from her addiction, she spends lonely evenings checking out profiles on an online dating site. Weekend visits with her son are awkward. He’s drifting away from her, fast.
When she meets Ava and Swift Havilland, the vulnerable Helen is instantly enchanted. Wealthy, connected philanthropists, they have their own charity devoted to rescuing dogs. Their home is filled with fabulous friends, edgy art, and dazzling parties.
Then Helen meets Elliott, a kind, quiet accountant who offers loyalty and love with none of her newfound friends’ fireworks. To Swift and Ava, he’s boring. But even worse than that, he’s unimpressed by them.
As Helen increasingly falls under the Havillands’ influence—running errands, doing random chores, questioning her relationship with Elliott—Ava and Swift hold out the most seductive gift: their influence and help to regain custody of her son. But the debt Helen owes them is about to come due.
Ollie witnesses an accident involving Swift, his grown son, and the daughter of the Havillands’ housekeeper. With her young son’s future in the balance, Helen must choose between the truth and the friends who have given her everything.
Chapters
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021 Chapter 20
Duration: 03min -
022 Chapter 21
Duration: 09min -
023 Chapter 22
Duration: 03min -
024 Chapter 23
Duration: 10min -
025 Chapter 24
Duration: 12min -
026 Chapter 25
Duration: 04min -
027 Chapter 26
Duration: 05min -
028 Chapter 27
Duration: 04min -
029 Chapter 28
Duration: 06min -
030 Chapter 29
Duration: 05min -
031 Chapter 30
Duration: 08min -
032 Chapter 31
Duration: 07min -
033 Chapter 32
Duration: 05min -
034 Chapter 33
Duration: 05min -
035 Chapter 34
Duration: 06min -
036 Chapter 35
Duration: 14min -
037 Chapter 36
Duration: 02min -
038 Chapter 37
Duration: 03min -
039 Chapter 38
Duration: 07min -
040 Chapter 39
Duration: 04min