The Last Mrs. Parrish
"Some women get everything. Some women get everything they deserve. Amber Patterson is fed up. She's tired of being a nobody: a plain, invisible woman who blends into the background. She deserves more--a life of money and power like the one blond-haired, blue-eyed goddess Daphne Parrish takes for granted. To everyone in the exclusive town of Bishops Harbor, Connecticut, Daphne--a socialite and philanthropist--and her real-estate mogul husband, Jackson, are a couple straight out of a fairy tale. Amber's envy could eat her alive...if she didn't have a plan. Amber uses Daphne's compassion and caring to insinuate herself into the family's life--the first step in a meticulous scheme to undermine her. Before long, Amber is Daphne's closest confidante, traveling to Europe with the Parrishes and their lovely young daughters, and growing closer to Jackson. But a skeleton from her past may undermine everything that Amber has worked towards, and if it is discovered, her well-laid plan may fall to pieces. With shocking turns and dark secrets that will keep you guessing until the very end, The Last Mrs. Parrish is a fresh, juicy, and utterly addictive thriller from a diabolically imaginative ta
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Amber Patterson is tired of being the second-prettiest girl in the room and picks Daphne Parrish, a wealthy Connecticut philanthropist, as the friend she will quietly replace. The novel runs through Amber's careful campaign before turning the same story over to Daphne's side.
Yes. Liv Constantine has continued the world with The Next Mrs. Parrish (2024). The two books form a duology.
Yes. A film adaptation has been announced. As of 2025, the project remains in development.
The Last Mrs. Parrish was written by Liv Constantine, published in 2017 by Harper Large Print.
The Last Mrs. Parrish is 550 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Last Mrs. Parrish takes most readers 8 to 12 hours to finish.
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