Unraveling Oliver

""I expected more of a reaction the first time I hit her." Liz Nugent's astonishing debut novel is a chilling, elegantly crafted, and psychologically astute exploration of human behavior and the nature of evil. Oliver Ryan, a handsome, charismatic, and successful man in robust middle age, is happily married to his wife, Alice, who illustrates the award-winning children's books he writes and devotedly cares for him in their comfortable suburban ho...