The Woman Upstairs: A Novel

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Told with urgency, intimacy, and piercing emotion, this New York Times bestselling novel is the riveting confession of a woman awakened, transformed, and abandoned by a desire for a world beyond her own.

*A New York Times Book Review Notable Book A Washington Post Top Ten Book of the Year A Chicago Tribune Noteworthy Book A Huffington Post Best Book A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year A Kirkus* Best Fiction Book A Goodreads Best Book

"Exhilarating... Ingenious... an intricate puzzle of self-belief and self-doubt." -*The New York Times Book Review***

Nora Eldridge is a reliable, but unremarkable, friend and neighbor, always on the fringe of other people's achievements. But the arrival of the Shahid family-dashing Skandar, a Lebanese scholar, glamorous Sirena, an Italian artist, and their son, Reza-draws her into a complex and exciting new world. Nora's happiness pushes her beyond her boundaries, until Sirena's careless ambition leads to a shattering betrayal.