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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001 Under the Influence
Duration: 10s -
002 Chapter 01
Duration: 09min -
003 Chapter 02
Duration: 03min -
004 Chapter 03
Duration: 05min -
005 Chapter 04
Duration: 12min -
006 Chapter 05
Duration: 07min -
007 Chapter 06
Duration: 06min -
008 Chapter 07
Duration: 22min -
009 Chapter 08
Duration: 11min -
010 Chapter 09
Duration: 09min -
011 Chapter 10
Duration: 10min -
012 Chapter 11
Duration: 05min -
013 Chapter 12
Duration: 02min -
014 Chapter 13
Duration: 05min -
015 Chapter 14
Duration: 07min -
016 Chapter 15
Duration: 01min -
017 Chapter 16
Duration: 04min -
018 Chapter 17
Duration: 08min -
019 Chapter 18
Duration: 02min -
020 Chapter 19
Duration: 05min