This book is a collection of the first 3 parts parts of the story written from 2017 to 2020. Chandler meets a Unicorn, but who is this mysterious horse and why does it ask so many questions? Can Chandler handle the truth, or perhaps more importantly, can you?
This book is part 4 of the conversations Chastity had with Honesty the unicorn. This was not the first time Chastity had seen the unicorn, nor would it be the last. But Chastity had changed. Not only had the boy once named Chandler come to understand that he was in fact a girl named Chastity on the inside, but now she was on a quest to learn the truth about the legends of unicorns. She needed answers as to what reality was. But she knew one thing. There is one unicorn in the world, and as long as it lives in her dreams, she would find her answers...in time.
Chastity thought she had it all figured out. She knew she was on the perfect path of ethical veganism and celibacy. She knew who she was and life seemed pretty good, but Honesty the Unicorn had warned her once before that she would in the future be tested even beyond anything she had experienced. She wondered what this test could possibly be and wondered if perhaps there was still some great fear or challenge coming that would break her soul. She didn't know it at the time but it would be this very fear that was her greatest enemy. She could be the strongest, most honest, and most excellent example of someone who followed the Golden Rule. But life has a delicate balance and there is a dark side to everything and everyone, even Chastity. When this test Honesty mentioned happened, would she have the strength to resist her greatest fears? Or will it be her doom? Honesty had warned Chastity of a coming test, but that was not all Honesty had said. It had also said that it would give her the strength of a unicorn with its Silver Horn of Truth. Honesty had never failed Chastity in the past. Honesty was not like humans and was not even all that much like horses as you might see in the human world called Earth. Honesty was a creature born from a Vow of Truth that Chastity had made in her childhood. Honesty was a unicorn of pure truth and goodness. It therefore had no gender and none of the limitations that the humans who had failed Chastity in the past. The dream world was immune from the limitations of time and space and so Honesty waited there and was always ready when Chastity needed to talk about something. And as had happened before, tragedy struck Chastity in ways that made her doubt who she was and what she was doing. And at one of the lowest times, she fell asleep after an exhausting day and spoke to Honesty about recent events.
Chastity could not really know which world was more real anymore. She dreamed of a place that she named Animal Sanctuary where all the animals were happy even as she lived on planet earth where humans killed animals by the billions. She may not have known which world was real anymore but she knew which world she preferred.
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK “Chandler Baker, queen of the feminist thriller, has delivered once again! The Husbands is a poignant exploration of what it would take for women to have it all." —Sally Hepworth, bestselling author of The Good Sister To what lengths will a woman go for a little more help from her husband? Nora Spangler is a successful attorney but when it comes to domestic life, she packs the lunches, schedules the doctor appointments, knows where the extra paper towel rolls are, and designs and orders the holiday cards. Her husband works hard, too... but why does it seem like she is always working so much harder? When the Spanglers go house hunting in Dynasty Ranch, an exclusive suburban neighborhood, Nora meets a group of high-powered women—a tech CEO, a neurosurgeon, an award-winning therapist, a bestselling author—with enviably supportive husbands. When she agrees to help with a resident’s wrongful death case, she is pulled into the lives of the women there. She finds the air is different in Dynasty Ranch. The women aren’t hanging on by a thread. But as the case unravels, Nora uncovers a plot that may explain the secret to having-it-all. One that’s worth killing for. Calling to mind a Stepford Wives gender-swap, New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Network Chandler Baker's The Husbands imagines a world where the burden of the “second shift” is equally shared—and what it may take to get there. “Utterly engrossing and thoroughly timely, The Husbands is both a gripping, well-crafted mystery and an insightful critique of motherhood and marriage in the modern age--working mothers everywhere will feel seen in the best possible way.” —Kimberly McCreight, New York Times bestselling author of A Good Marriage
A heartfelt, witty, and thought-provoking YA love story about two teens who fall for each other while forced apart during quarantine, written by two New York Times bestselling authors, and for fans of Five Feet Apart, Anna and the French Kiss, and My Life Next Door Maxine and Jonah meet in the canned goods aisle just as California is going into lockdown. Max’s part-time job as a personal grocery shopper is about to transform into a hellish gauntlet. Jonah’s preexisting anxiety is about to become an epic daily struggle. As Max and Jonah get to know each other through FaceTime dates, socially distanced playground hangs, and the escalating heartbreaks of the pandemic, they’re pushed apart by what they don’t share and pulled closer by what they do. As thoughtful, probing, and informed as it is buoyant, romantic, and funny, Hello (From Here) cuts across differences in class, privilege, and mental health, all thrown into stark relief by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s a novel that looks at the first two months of the quarantine, and adds falling in love to the mess. "Hello (From Here) isn't just a book about the pandemic." —PopSugar "It's also a funny, poignant romcom about the unpredictability of love in chaotic times. . . . Excellent." —BCCB * "Satisfyingly banter-filled." —PW, starred review “Sweet . . . Effectively rendered.” —Kirkus "Realistic." —SLJ "Not your typical romantic comedy, [it's] a timely update of the genre." —Booklist "Witty, entertaining . . . endearing and relatable.” —Common Sense Media "An unputdownable story that YA readers will adore.” —Brightly “Funny, romantic, and eerily familiar.” —author Kelly Loy Gilbert “Witty, hilarious, heart-filled, and romantic.” —author Jeff Zentner "In a category of its own. . . . Wonderful.” —Postmedia