Pages in the Wind

By: Sally Saylor De Smet

Narrated by: Susan Marlowe

Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

After the brutal murder of her father, Emily Quinn finds herself detained at the San Francisco County Jail, charged with first-degree murder for a crime she cannot remember.

Emily’s mother, a wealthy socialite, quickly distances herself from her troubled daughter. But in an attempt to salvage the family name, she hires world-renowned psychiatrist Daniel Lieberman to assist in Emily’s defense. The famed doctor - an aging, lonely psychiatrist with an addiction to sugar, caffeine, and understanding the human mind - quickly becomes sympathetic to Emily and her tortured childhood.

Together, Lieberman and Emily explore the frightening and twisted world of her damaged psyche, uncovering the complex reasons behind the young woman’s self-hatred and disconnected self-image. They develop an abiding partnership, weaving through unexpected revelations and disturbing secrets. Of particular interest to the doctor is Emily’s strange attachment to the imaginary girls she sketches...and is driven to personify.

The secrets hidden in Emily’s mind could help with her defense or confirm the death penalty case against her. But Lieberman senses other secrets hidden within the patient’s mind, particularly the events surrounding the unexplained death of her twin sister Penelope.

A gripping, twisting tale of psychological intrigue, Pages in the Wind enters the mostly uncharted realm of the human mind, seeking truth buried deep within Emily’s subconscious. Lieberman can help her uncover her past, but Emily is the one who has to face it - or remain damaged forever.

©2015 Sally Saylor De Smet (P)2019 Sally Saylor De Smet

So Breathtaking

The story is fantastic. Mysterious, unpredictable, thrilling; just paints pictures and images in my head. The author takes you into the world of the characters and you feel like in the midst of the story. Very interesting; I can’t stop listening especially when the narrator is fabulous too.

Pages in the Wind

I was given this review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review. I recommend this book to others very good story, was surprised often.

Wonderful and Powerful

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is well written and the character development is excellent. At times it was hard to listen to, especially if you are a trauma survivor, but understanding the pain this young woman endured is important to the story and only made me feel more empathy for her. The narration is excellent too. Definitely recommend.

Really torn....

First off, if you can’t handle child abuse content pass on this one. I will in the future. With that said, I did get pulled into the sad story. BUT, after all I went through with the main character, the ending was absolutely disappointing and unsatisfying. It felt like someone else came in and wrote the last 35 mins of the book, and it was bizarre and stopped abruptly. Too bad, it had potential, but I would not recommend.

Great plot twist

It's great when I can listen to a book and be surprised by the ending. Thank you.

Great Story!

Very well done! I honestly couldn't stop listening. The reader did a fantastic job bringing this book and characters alive. I rally didn't figure it all out until the end.

One of the best books I've read in years

With so many books today you can pretty much figure out the ending about halfway through the book. But this kept twisting and turning and hitting on every nerve. I cried and cheered and then just shocked. You won't regret buying this book

pages in the wind

great book except for the science fiction ending. a much better ending would have been the psychiatrist getting her to forgive herv5 year old self.

Pages in the wind

This book kept me interested from the beginning of the book to the end, it kept my full attention and found it to have a plot that kept me in suspense the whole time.

Disappointed

The story was kind of juvenile, the narrator sounded like she was reading the book not presenting it. Her enunciation was to distinct it sounded as if she was an english teacher rather than a narrator.