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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061 Chapter 60
Duration: 05min -
062 Chapter 61
Duration: 06min -
063 Chapter 62
Duration: 11min -
064 Chapter 63
Duration: 11min -
065 Chapter 64
Duration: 03min -
066 Chapter 65
Duration: 24min -
067 Chapter 66
Duration: 08min -
068 Chapter 67
Duration: 08min -
069 Chapter 68
Duration: 09min -
070 Chapter 69
Duration: 03min -
071 Chapter 70
Duration: 16min -
072 Chapter 71
Duration: 04min -
073 Chapter 72
Duration: 06min -
074 Chapter 73
Duration: 08min -
075 Chapter 74
Duration: 02min -
076 Chapter 75
Duration: 05min -
077 Chapter 76
Duration: 56s -
078 Chapter 77
Duration: 10min -
079 Credits
Duration: 37s -
sample
Duration: 01min