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The Last Applicant
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Samara Naeymi, Rebecca Mozo
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
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Summary
From award-winning author Rebecca Hanover comes an emotional thrill ride about two women whose lives take a dangerous turn in the high-stakes arena of private school admissions.
Audrey Singer revels in her position as the admissions director of an exclusive Manhattan private school. Parents cater to her whims and desires, desperate to give their children an edge. Audrey’s power is undeniable; privilege comes with the territory. Her perfect marriage completes the glossy picture of her life.
Until the arrival of the neurotic, vulnerable Sarah Price. Determined to get her son into the city’s most coveted kindergarten class, Sarah inserts herself into Audrey’s world, testing boundaries at every turn. For Sarah, everything Audrey has is a potential target: her job, her friends…even her marriage.
But what seems to be another ploy by an overachieving mother takes a dark and ominous turn. Sarah seems to be hiding secrets of her own. Are her designs on Audrey’s life purely about getting what she wants for her son?
Or is there something more sinister at play in this cutthroat game?
Critic reviews
“Samara Naeymi and Rebecca Mozo provide tense narrations of Audrey and Sarah, two women who will do anything to achieve their goals. Even seasoned readers of psychological suspense may be surprised by the unexpected twist, which heartbreakingly reveals how far a parent might go to secure their child's success. Fast-paced, layered suspense with shocking reveals listeners won't see coming.”—Library Journal
“There’s a refreshing frankness about sex and attraction that drives the personal side of the drama, as well as a thoughtful recognition of how grief and loss break people down in different ways…Deliciously thrilling—and thrillingly extra.”—Kirkus Reviews
"Hanover’s book is dark, ominous, and oppressive from the very beginning, filled with heart-stopping, headspinning twists, bizarre characters, and a spiraling sense of impending doom. This book is for those who enjoy something very dark and very different.”—Booklist