Book Review: An Instant Bestseller, ‘The Last Thing He Told Me’

An extract from Laura Dave’s gem, The Last Thing He Told Me that stayed on the top 5 list for 5 weeks consecutively. This book is her 6th masterpiece and was published on the 4th of May where it instantly became the #1 New York Times bestseller.

“This is the terrible thing about a tragedy. It isn’t with you every minute. You forget it, and then you remember it again.”

As a result of the fame this book has received, it is now in preparation for a TV series with Julia Roberts as the lead role.

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What Is It About

The Last Thing He Told Me tells a story about Hannah Hall who is trying to win over his husband’s 16-year-old daughter, Bailey. The daughter made it clear that she is not happy with her new stepmother’s existence.

They live in a houseboat in Sausalito where Hannah is a woodturner and Owen, her husband works at a successful tech firm. Despite the drama, the family is mostly a happy one before Hannah receives a note saying “Protect her” and Owen was suddenly out of reach.

Things got more confusing when Bailey found a bag full of cash in her school locker and the CEO of Owen’s company has been taken into custody. They learned that the firm is under investigation for a fraud case but Hannah refused to believe that her husband is involved too.

Author Dave throws in a touch of suspense and danger, alongside a few surprises but what made this book a solid page-turner is the evolved relationship between Hannah and Bailey.

Sources: Simon and Schuster, Kirkus

Adib Mohd

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