The Names: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel
📚 Why We Recommend ItIn the aftermath of a devastating storm, Cora stands at a registry office with her newborn son and nine-year-old daughter, Maia. Her husband Gordon—a respected local doctor, yet a terrifyingly controlling presence at home—insists the baby be named after him. But when the registrar asks for the child’s name, Cora hesitates… and that pause sends ripples through the next thirty-five years, splitting their lives into three parallel paths.
Florence Knapp weaves these alternate timelines with breathtaking precision: one where Cora surrenders to her husband’s demand, another where she blurts out a name entirely her own, and a third where indecision leaves the question hanging. Each reality unfolds with starkly different rhythms—love strained by submission, resilience forged in defiance, regret lingering in what-ifs.
The Names isn’t just about whether a name can alter fate. It’s a profound exploration of domestic shadows, the tangled threads of family, and the quiet courage of choice. Every page hums with the tension of lives hanging in the balance, asking: When caught in a cage of control, can a single moment of hesitation, a single act of defiance, rewrite the story? Dive in, and let Cora’s journeys mirror your own—reminding you that even the smallest choices can carve out new paths.
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