Gone Girl is a bestselling thriller novel by Gillian Flynn. It was published in 2012 and adapted into a film in 2014. The book tells the story of Nick and Amy Dunne, a married couple whose lives are turned upside down when Amy disappears on their fifth anniversary, and Nick becomes the prime suspect. The book alternates between Nick's present-day perspective and Amy's diary entries, revealing their secrets, lies, and twisted personalities. Gone...
Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
I snipped the bread crusts, I ironed his T-shirts, I baked a blueberry pie from his mom’s recipe. ‘I don’t need to be babied, really, Amy,’ he said as he stared at the loaf of skinned breads. ‘I let my mom do it because it made her happy, but I know you don’t like that nurturing stuff.’ Blueberry Pie Treat yourself to a slice of homemade blueberry pie with this easy and foolproof recipe. You only need a...
Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
When Amy and I moved in, our only neighbors descended on us: one middle-aged single mom of three, bearing a casserole; a young father of triplets with a six-pack of beer (his wife left at home with the triplets); an older Christian couple who lived a few houses down; and of course, Carl from across the street. We sat out on our back deck and watched the river, and they all talked ruefully about ARMs, and zero percent...
Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
It is our one-year anniversary, and Nick is leaving work at lunchtime; my treasure hunt awaits him. The clues are all about us, about the past year together:Whenever my sweet hubby gets a coldIt is this dish that will soon be sold.Answer: the tom yum soup from Thai Town on President Street. The manager will be there this afternoon with a taster bowl and the next clue. Tom Yum Soup Tom yum soup is a spicy and sour Thai...
Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
‘Do they still make pimento loaf?’ she said by way of greeting, not looking up, just knowing it was me, and I felt the relief I usually felt when I saw her: Things might not be great, but things would be okay.My twin, Go. I’ve said this phrase so many times, it has become a reassuring mantra instead of actual words: Mytwingo. We were born in the ’70s, back when twins were rare, a bit magical: cousins of the...
