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    Thalia Book Club: Margot Livesey Mercury
    Thalia Book Club: Margot Livesey Mercury
    Thalia Book Club: Margot Livesey Mercury
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    Thalia Book Club: Margot Livesey Mercury

    Written by Margot Livesey

    Narrated by Meg Wolizter and Michael Cerveris

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    About this audiobook

    Margot Livesey, one-third of the popular team who lead the annual Thalia Book Club discussions with Jennifer Egan and Siri Hustvedt, returns to discuss her first novel since 2012. Mercury is a beautifully crafted emotional thriller, which explores the ways in which relationships can be disrupted and ultimately destroyed by obsession, secrets, and ever-escalating lies. In conversation with author Meg Wolizter (The Interestings). With a reading by Michael Cerveris (Fun Home).
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSymphony Space
    Release dateDec 1, 2016
    ISBN9781509423859
    Thalia Book Club: Margot Livesey Mercury

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