Heartbroken (novel)
{{short description|Psychological thriller by Lisa Unger}}
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| genre = Crime fiction, Thriller
| published = June 2012
| publisher = Crown Publishing
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Heartbroken is a standalone psychological thriller by American author Lisa Unger, published in 2012.
Reception
Associated Press wrote that Unger "immerses the reader in the nuances of the frustrations and anxiety felt when obligation is the reason for a family visit" and "examines the feelings of abandonment and anger when it seems your family doesn't care."{{cite web |url= https://www.amarillo.com/story/lifestyle/2012/06/29/review-ungers-heartbroken-heartbreaking-story/13083262007/|title= Review: Unger's 'Heartbroken' a heartbreaking story|last= |first= |date= 29 June 2012|website= Amarillo Globe-News|publisher= |access-date= 20 September 2024|quote=}} Oline H. Cogdill of the Sun Sentinel wrote that the novel "works well as an intense psychological thriller that explores a family with complex relationships, destructive secrets and uneasy legacies."{{cite web |url= https://www.proquest.com/docview/1021865682|title= Women's lives intersect in tense psycho drama|last= Cogdill|first= Oline H.|date= 24 June 2012|website= Sun Sentinel|publisher= |access-date= 20 September 2024|id= {{ProQuest|1021865682}}|quote=}} Kirkus Reviews wrote that Unger is a "master at building characters that crackle with personality and purpose, and the women in this novel are no exception" and "knows how to write a taut thriller" while criticising her characterisation of Emily, which "keeps this book from being extraordinary."{{cite news |last= |first= |date= |title= HEARTBROKEN|url= https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/lisa-unger/heartbroken/|work= Kirkus Reviews|location= |access-date= 20 September 2024}}
Awards and honors
Heartbroken was chosen by New York Daily News, Publishers Weekly Editors and Suspense Magazine as a best new book in 2012.{{cite web |title=Official Web Site of Bestselling Author Lisa Unger |url=http://www.lisaunger.com/books/heartbroken/synopsis |accessdate=2014-04-17}}{{Better source needed|reason=citation is the author's own website, there must be more objective sources for these awards|date=December 2014}}