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The Hypnotist's Love Story

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The Hypnotist's Love Story
First Australian edition
AuthorLiane Moriarty
Published2011
PublisherPan Macmillan (Aus)
Berkley Books (US)
Publication placeAustralia
Pages416
ISBN9781742610603
Preceded byWhat Alice Forgot 
Followed byThe 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.

Reception

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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

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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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