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We Begin at the End

We Begin at the End is an extraordinary novel about two kinds of families: the ones we are born into and the ones we create.

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384 pages

Average rating: 7.23

206 RATINGS

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6 REVIEWS

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JHSiess
Feb 03, 2024
10/10 stars
The third novel from Chris Whitaker is a New York Times bestseller. And deservedly so.

We Begin at the End is a heartbreaking and compelling saga about friends who grew up together in the little town of Haven Cove on the California coast. They were just ordinary kids until one tragic night changed all of their lives. And the repercussions of it are also impacting the next generation -- this children of Star. Thirteen-year-old Duchess has had to g...read more
Jane Wilson
Aug 16, 2023
8/10 stars
A cracking mystery book with well written characters that stayed with me long after finishing it and a twist that i didn't see coming .
Natlamm
Feb 16, 2023
10/10 stars
This book has staying power with the American classics like East of Eden and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. This book was so much more than I expected. It’s the kind of book that will knock you off your feet and make you feel all your feelings just when you least expect it. Another’s review for this book said, “What you can expect when you pick this book up is a novel full of such deep emotion and pain that it seeps from every page.”

I’ll be reading t...read more
Donna McG
Nov 13, 2022
6/10 stars
I felt this book took me forever to read. It was easy to put down and pick back up again, recapturing the story easily. It was nicely tied up at the end. To me, it was just okay.
Wollaston
Oct 21, 2022
9/10 stars
Wonderful and heartbreaking!

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