Watching Edie

By: Camilla Way

Narrated by: Heather Wilds, Fiona Hardingham

For fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train: a dazzling work of psychological suspense that weaves together the past and present of two women's twisted friendship.

Beautiful, creative, a little wild...Edie was the kind of girl who immediately caused a stir when she walked into your life. And she had dreams back then - but it didn't take long for her to learn that things don't always turn out the way you want them to.

Now, at 33, Edie is working as a waitress, pregnant, and alone. And when she becomes overwhelmed by the needs of her new baby and sinks into a bleak despair, she thinks that there's no one to turn to....

But someone's been watching Edie, waiting for the chance to prove once again what a perfect friend she can be. It's no coincidence that Heather shows up on Edie's doorstep just when Edie needs her the most. So much has passed between them - so much envy, longing, and betrayal. And Edie's about to learn a new lesson: Those who have hurt us deeply - or whom we have hurt - never let us go, not entirely....

©2016 Camilla Way (P)2016 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"Gripping psychological suspense, Watching Edie is wonderfully claustrophobic, trapping us as observers of the complex and suffocating relationship between Edie and Heather, compelled to watch until their secret is finally revealed.” (Fiona Barton, New York Times best-selling author of The Widow)

“Way expertly explores the dark side of friendship in her psychological suspense debut...The shocking revelation about what happened to change these two women’s lives casts a surprising light on each character’s motives.” (Publishers Weekly [starred review])

“Eerie and atmospheric, Watching Edie had me hypnotized from the outset. Camilla Way's authentic and original characters deftly drew me in and together yanked me through breathtaking twists and turns to a heart-stopping conclusion. Once you read the first page be prepared for an up all night, edge of your seat, read-a-thon.” (Heather Gudenkauf New York Times best-selling author of The Weight of Silence and Missing Pieces)

I wasn't sure about this book...

the actresses voices seemed strange. Then The characters began to come alive and everything clicked. Awesome read!

Thoroughly Engrossing

Not at all what I expected, and I was pleasantly surprised. Excellent narration as well. Highly recommend to those who like psychological thrillers.

It was fine

It was an interesting story. Nothing big or surprising happens. I was confused by the character “Heather” because the narrator’s voice is tinged with a Jamaican or West Indian accent.

Ugh. PLEASE re-record!!!

The voice of Hannah is miserable. Jamaican? So hard to envision or engage in this story when one of the main characters -supposedly from Wales-platters on in a lilting Jamaican accent that embodies none of the emotional aspects of the character!! I nearly gave up more than once.... pretty good story despite the narrative.

Great Story. GREAT Ending.

The entire book you'll be thinking you know what's going to happen, or rather what happened in the past. Trust me. You don't know. Get this book!

watching edie

good book, a friend and I listened to it during work i found myself turning it on in the car on the ride home. I didn't want to stop listening. overall a good book.

Fabulous

I only recently discovered Camilla Way. She writes beautifully and her story line held throughout, never flagging. This is my second book by her, the first - The Lies We Told. I’m not sure which is my favorite. Both are outstanding and the narration super. Can’t wait for another. Well done Camilla Way. I’m your newest fan.

Off-putting at first but stick with it!!

I loved this book. First and foremost, YES - the voice of "Heather", narrated by Heather Wilds, is not the easiest to listen to. The problem is that a lot of people might not be familiar with what southern welsh sounds like. Because we can't physically see Heather, our brain wants to use her voice to give her a look. To people outside of living in the UK, the narrator's accent comes off as Indian or Middle Eastern. Do not let this deter you from listening as Wilds' performance is very solid. Sing-songy and melodramatic is exactly what you'd get from a frumpy, emotionally stunted introvert from South Wales. And there is always the other narrator; Hardingham, as always, is near perfect in her inflections.

The characters in this book are all well fleshed out. As a woman and mother I particularly enjoyed getting to know Edie - even if at times I did not like her very much. Heather steals the show here, though, and once you have let her in you can't shake her. In Heather, the author has created a character that invokes both sympathy and disgust. This is a book about complex relationships and misguided passion.

What I took away most from this book was how much depth of feeling I was able to have for just about all of the characters. Even minor characters such as Edie's neighbor and Edie's Uncle found a way into my heart.

The ending is not explosive and the twist is neither earth shattering nor underwhelming. When the reader is given the full story it is emotionally draining. By the time all the loose ends are wrapped up, the reader is definitely ready to get off the roller coaster.

The reader is dreadful

Absolutely loved this book, however the reading is horrible. Very monotone. Would have enjoyed more had I got it on kindle instead of audible.

Huh?

The narrator didn't bug me as much as it did for other people. But the ending bugs me quite a lot. It was like a big build up to nothing.... not really nothing but nothing like what I thought