56 pages • 1 hour read
Just the Nicest Couple
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Overview
Just the Nicest Couple is a domestic thriller by American author Mary Kubica. The novel was a New York Times bestseller upon its 2023 release. Through the main characters, Kubica explores the Justification for Violence and reconciling Appearance Versus Reality in Marriage, as well as Overcoming Loss, Betrayal, and Trauma. Kubica’s other books are translated into over 30 languages and have sold over three million copies worldwide; her work is featured on Amazon’s Best Books of the Month and LibraryReads Selections.
This guide refers to the 2023 eBook edition published by Park Row Books.
Content Warning: The source material discusses sexual assault, graphic violence, murder, suicide, and miscarriage.
Plot Summary
The exposition of Just the Nicest Couple provides an intimate portrayal of two couples: Nina and Jake Hayes and Lily and Christian Scott. Nina and Christian supply alternating perspectives in a dual narrative format. Nina and Lily work together as teachers and share a close friendship. Christian adores and dotes on Lily, even more so as Lily is several weeks pregnant at the novel’s opening. The couple has a history of experiencing miscarriages, and both Lily and Christian feel apprehensively hopeful about Lily’s pregnancy.
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