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Beautiful Ugly: A Novel
by Alice Feeney

Published: 2025-01-14T00:0
Hardcover : 320 pages
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“Her best book yet.” - Harlan Coben

The million-copy bestselling Queen of Twists Alice Feeney returns with a gripping and deliciously dark thriller about marriage. . . . . . and revenge.

Author Grady Green is having the worst best day of his life.

Grady calls his wife to share ...

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“Her best book yet.” - Harlan Coben

The million-copy bestselling Queen of Twists Alice Feeney returns with a gripping and deliciously dark thriller about marriage. . . . . . and revenge.

Author Grady Green is having the worst best day of his life.

Grady calls his wife to share some exciting news as she is driving home. He hears Abby slam on the brakes, get out of the car, then nothing. When he eventually finds her car by the cliff edge the headlights are on, the driver door is open, her phone is still there. . . but his wife has disappeared.

A year later, Grady is still overcome with grief and desperate to know what happened to Abby. He can’t sleep, and he can’t write, so he travels to a tiny Scottish island to try to get his life back on track. Then he sees the impossible – a woman who looks exactly like his missing wife.

Wives think their husbands will change but they don’t.
Husbands think their wives won’t change but they do.

“Magnetic and jaw-dropping.” ?Mary Kubica, bestselling author

"Unforgettable." ?Chris Whitaker, bestselling author

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1. Grady’s character develops over the course of the book. How does Grady from the first chapter compare to Grady in the last chapter? What fears and accomplishments did Grady experience in the beginning versus the end of the book?

2. The setting plays a large role in the plot of the book. Throughout the audiobook, there is special sound design to enhance the elements and quirks of the Scottish island. Did you enjoy the added sound effects? How did the sound design tell the Beautiful Ugly story?

3. On the audiobook, two narrators voiced the chapters of Grady (by Richard Armitage) and Abby (by Tuppence Middleton). Both actors have significant careers on screen. How do you think their narration enhanced your listening experience? How does their change in tone throughout the story unravel the big twist at the end?

4. Alice Feeney is known as the “Queen of Twists.” Did you see the ending coming? What surprised you about the ending? How does this twist compare to other novels you’ve read by Alice?

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