The Hypnotist's Love Story

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The Hypnotist's Love Story
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First Australian edition
Author Liane Moriarty
CountryAustralia
Published2011
Publisher Pan Macmillan (Aus)
Berkley Books (US)
Pages416
ISBN 9781742610603
Preceded by What Alice Forgot  
Followed by The Husband's Secret  

The Hypnotist's Love Story is a 2011 novel by Australian author Liane Moriarty. It tells the story of Ellen O'Farrel, a hypnotherapist, who becomes involved with a widower who is being stalked by his ex-girlfriend Saskia, with whom he and his son Jake lived together for three years. The book is Moriarty's fourth novel.

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Reception

The novel received mostly positive reviews. [1] [2] About the novel, the Kirkus Reviews wrote "Amazingly, the effervescent comedy and troubling melodrama combine to create a satisfying beach read, escapist but not unintelligent." [3]

Film adaptation

In 2019 ABC ordered a pilot based on the novel, with Heather Graham set to star in the series and Katie Wech set to write. [4]

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