The Change

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"The Change is like a guttural rage scream (and somehow a soft, tearful hug) of a book, and I couldn't have loved it any more." --Emily Henry

Big Little Lies meets The Witches of Eastwick--a gloriously entertaining and knife-sharp revenge fantasy about three women whose midlife crisis brings unexpected new powers--putting them on a collision course with the evil that lurks in their wealthy beach town.

"A roar of rage, a pacy page-turner, I loved it with all my broken heart. Read it. You'll love it."--New York Times bestselling author Marian Keyes

"Miller triumphs...THE CHANGE is that rare treat: a suspenseful story with great pacing, memorable characters, and an engaging voice. Fantastic in every way, this fierce anthem against misogyny is a smash."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A pointed, punchy, and potent thriller...wry and clever, serious and exacting, and masterfully suspenseful."--Booklist (starred review)

In the Long Island oceanfront community of Mattauk, three different women discover that midlife changes bring a whole new type of empowerment...

After Nessa James's husband dies and her twin daughters leave for college, she's left all alone in a trim white house not far from the ocean. In the quiet of her late forties, the former nurse begins to hear voices. It doesn't take long for Nessa to realize that the voices calling out to her belong to the dead--a gift she's inherited from her grandmother, which comes with special responsibilities.

On the cusp of 50, suave advertising director Harriett Osborne has just witnessed the implosion of her lucrative career and her marriage. She hasn't left her house in months, and from the outside, it appears as if she and her garden have both gone to seed. But Harriett's life is far from over--in fact, she's undergone a stunning and very welcome metamorphosis.

Ambitious former executive Jo Levison has spent thirty long years at war with her body. The free-floating rage and hot flashes that arrive with the beginning of menopause feel like the very last straw--until she realizes she has the ability to channel them, and finally comes into her power.

Guided by voices only Nessa can hear, the trio of women discover a teenage girl whose body was abandoned beside a remote beach. The police have written the victim off as a drug-addicted sex worker, but the women refuse to buy into the official narrative. Their investigation into the girl's murder leads to more bodies, and to the town's most exclusive and isolated enclave, a world of stupendous wealth where the rules don't apply. With their newfound powers, Jo, Nessa, and Harriett will take matters into their own hands...

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Published Apr 13, 2023

480 pages

Average rating: 7.91

213 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Gingy
Jun 25, 2024
8/10 stars
Many did not like it-felt it was male bashing.
AbbeyLileTaylor
Aug 29, 2023
10/10 stars
Five. Solid. Stars.

This book reached Christina Dalcher levels of me wanting to throw it across the room...multiple times... Which means it is a Huge Compliment.

It also means that it was a feminist, women-powered, ass kicking, story that made me scream at *some* of the men in the book and cheer for the women when they unleashed their skills and dealt with the bad guys.

And these women are WOMEN. These ladies have seen and experienced life. They are making The Change and finding the power within it and not apologizing on the way out.

As a 42 year old woman myself, I reveled in every second of it. #SorryNotSorry #IWantToBeHarrietWhenIGrowUp
wardbunch
Mar 26, 2025
8/10 stars
Wild ride but fun.
Nicohorse
Jan 28, 2025
8/10 stars
A good read! Great for a beach read. The conclusion gets a bit obvious towards the end, but I enjoyed the little twist! I do wish there was more than two supportive “good guy” characters, but I understand the point of the story is to be “women-centric”. I liked the three main characters quite a bit and their various “abilities”. Harriet’s character kept me guessing and laughing out loud!
Jamie77
Jun 16, 2024
9/10 stars
Unexpected!

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