I'll Be You: A NovelTwo identical twin sisters and former child actors have grown apart—until one disappears, in this “cleverly crafted and psychologically nuanced” (Time) suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Things. “An addictive thriller that will keep readers burning through pages . . . sneakily hypnotic.”—Los Angeles Times ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Public Library, PopSugar “You be me, and I’ll be you,” I whispered. As children, Sam and Elli were two halves of a perfect whole: gorgeous identical twins whose parents sometimes couldn’t even tell them apart. They fell asleep to the sound of each other’s breath at night, holding hands in the dark. And once Hollywood discovered them, they became B-list child TV stars, often inhabiting the same role. But as adults, their lives have splintered. After leaving acting, Elli reinvented herself as the perfect homemaker: married to a real estate lawyer, living in a house just blocks from the beach. Meanwhile, Sam has never recovered from her failed Hollywood career, or from her addiction to the pills and booze that have propped her up for the last fifteen years. Sam hasn't spoken to her sister since her destructive behavior finally drove a wedge between them. So when her father calls out of the blue, Sam is shocked to learn that Elli’s life has been in turmoil: her husband moved out, and Elli just adopted a two-year-old girl. Now she’s stopped answering her phone and checked in to a mysterious spa in Ojai. Is her sister just decompressing, or is she in trouble? Could she have possibly joined a cult? As Sam works to connect the dots left by Elli’s baffling disappearance, she realizes that the bond between her and her sister is more complicated than she ever knew. I’ll Be You shows Janelle Brown at the top of her game: a story packed with surprising revelations and sharp insights about the choices that define our families and our lives—and could just as easily destroy them. |
Contents
Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 5 |
Section 3 | 8 |
Section 4 | 14 |
Section 5 | 18 |
Section 6 | 24 |
Section 7 | 38 |
Section 8 | 45 |
Section 20 | 209 |
Section 21 | 212 |
Section 22 | 218 |
Section 23 | 230 |
Section 24 | 236 |
Section 25 | 240 |
Section 26 | 246 |
Section 27 | 253 |
Section 9 | 72 |
Section 10 | 79 |
Section 11 | 89 |
Section 12 | 124 |
Section 13 | 144 |
Section 14 | 150 |
Section 15 | 154 |
Section 16 | 165 |
Section 17 | 178 |
Section 18 | 194 |
Section 19 | 205 |
Section 28 | 259 |
Section 29 | 264 |
Section 30 | 277 |
Section 31 | 286 |
Section 32 | 294 |
Section 33 | 297 |
Section 34 | 315 |
Section 35 | 317 |
Section 36 | 331 |
Section 37 | 336 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Adderall already anymore anyway arms asked baby barista bathroom beach blinked breath Caleb Charlotte Charlotte's child Chris Bohjalian Chuck Cindy coffee course cult dark door dress drove egg donor Elli Elli's everything eyes face Facebook father feel felt floor folder front GenFem glass going gone grabbed hair hand head Hollywood inside Iona Joshua Tree knew Laguna Beach Lambrusco laughed little girl living looked Maxx Medina Mentor mole crabs mother never Nickelodeon night Ojai palm parents pulled realized retreat Roni Ruth Sam Logan Sam's Santa Barbara Scottsdale seat sister sleep smell smile someone sorry sound Splash Mountain stared stood stop sure T-shirt tell things thought told took Topatopa Mountains trying turned twin voice walked watching week whispered woman women wondered