Verity continued to hate the children-Chastin and Harper-after they were born. Verity secretly attempted to induce a miscarriage, but she failed. In the autobiography, Verity writes that she was distraught when she became pregnant with twins, as it became apparent that Jeremy’s love for the unborn children surpassed his love for Verity. Lowen finds that each chapter becomes increasingly disturbing. Lowen reads So Be It one chapter at a time, over the span of several days. They quickly developed an intense sexual and emotional relationship, and they eventually married. The autobiography begins with Verity and Jeremy’s first chance encounter at a party. In one file, Lowen finds a manuscript called So Be It, which appears to be a secret, unpublished memoir written by Verity. Lowen looks through Verity’s office files, searching for outlines of the remaining books in the series. Jeremy and hired nurse take care of Verity. Jeremy reveals to Lowen that Verity has been catatonic ever since the car crash. Lowen goes to the house in Vermont where Jeremy and Verity live with their five-year-old son, Crew. Jeremy wants Lowen to help write the remaining books in Verity’s popular thriller series. Verity was recently in a car crash and suffered severe injuries. Jeremy is married to Verity Crawford, a famous thriller novelist. One day, a man named Jeremy Crawford sets up a meeting with Lowen through Lowen’s literary agent. Also, for the last year, she has had to spend most of her time taking care of her mother, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She is a novelist, but she has had limited success. Lowen Ashleigh is a woman in her early thirties living in New York City. Ultimately, through her intense relationship with Jeremy and her burgeoning sense of empowerment, Lowen learns to confront the most difficult emotions to protect herself and those she loves.The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Hoover, Colleen. As she and Jeremy fall deeper in love, Lowen navigates suspicious incidents that leave her questioning appearance versus reality. She must face her issues with self-doubt as begins to follow in the footsteps of the successful Verity while also struggling with her growing feelings for Verity’s husband Jeremy, to whom she slowly unveils her deepest secrets. The change of locations forces Lowen to confront the demons she has been avoiding.
She is uprooted from the anonymity of the city and placed in the tense atmosphere of Jeremy and Verity Crawford’s Vermont estate. As a result of her traumatic experiences with sleepwalking, Lowen does not trust herself or others around her.
Lowen begins the novel in a state of strict self-isolation. A writer of thrillers and suspense novels, Lowen Ashleigh is a 32-year-old woman living in New York City who has just lost her mother to cancer.
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