Verity (novel)
Verity is a 2018 psychological thriller novel by American author Colleen Hoover.
Verity is a 2018 psychological thriller novel by American author Colleen Hoover. It follows struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh, who is hired to complete a bestselling series after author Verity Crawford is incapacitated, and then discovers a disturbing unpublished manuscript in the Crawford home. The novel blends suspense, romance, and moral ambiguity, and became a major commercial success.
Plot
Lowen Ashleigh is brought into the Crawford household to help complete Verity Crawford’s bestselling series. While there, she finds a hidden manuscript that complicates her understanding of Verity, Jeremy, and the deaths in the family.
Publication and reception
Verity was published in 2018 and was commercially successful, with strong reader response and award recognition. Sources describe it as having generally positive reviews and notable popularity beyond its release year.
Genre and themes
The novel is commonly categorized as a psychological thriller with romantic thriller elements. Reported themes include truth, deception, morality, grief, and the blurred line between fiction and reality.
Adaptation and cultural impact
Verity has remained widely discussed in popular book communities and reader-review platforms. Its sustained visibility has contributed to its status as one of Hoover’s most recognizable titles.
Key facts
- The novel centers on Lowen Ashleigh, a writer hired to finish Verity Crawford’s book series after a disabling accident.
- Lowen discovers an unfinished autobiography in Verity’s office that reveals unsettling claims about Verity’s family life.
- The story is framed as a psychological thriller with romantic elements.
- It was published in 2018 and is one of Colleen Hoover’s best-known works.
- The novel received generally positive reviews and later won the British Book Award for Pageturner in 2023.
The novel is widely read in Canada through the English-language book market and Canadian retailer and library circulation, and Colleen Hoover has a strong readership among Canadian audiences.
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References
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verity_(novel)Supports: Author, genre, publication year, plot overview, and award mentions.
- Goodreads — https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/59344312-veritySupports: Plot summary and reader-facing description of the novel.
- SparkNotes — https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/verity/summary/Supports: Plot summary and character context.
- The Bibliofile — https://the-bibliofile.com/verity/Supports: Synopsis of the premise and main characters.