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The Quiet End of Us

The Quiet End of Us

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The Quiet End of Us is a novel in English; you can read chapters 1–4 free here on EditWrx Reads.

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R90540

Keeps your place in the official app

  1. 1Install the official app — it’s free on iPhone and Android.
  2. 2Open it and enter R90540 when asked for a code. The Quiet End of Us opens right where this site leaves off.

Story

The story

For twenty-four years Joanna Noe believed her husband Henley Zeal was utterly devoted to her. A brilliant surgeon and professor, Henley cooked for her, cared for her, and swore he could not live without her. Then Joanna learns she has late-stage pancreatic cancer, and decides to donate her body to the medical school, arranging the end on her own terms.

But Henley is not the man she believed. She has seen him with a younger woman, and photos keep arriving from an unknown number. The sender is Addison Shorrock, his student, who taunts Joanna with proof of the affair. When Henley notices Joanna's wedding ring is gone, his panic is real, yet his phone keeps ringing.

As her pain worsens and her last days approach, Joanna must decide what to do with the truth about the man who promised he could not survive without her.

Opening excerpt

Even I thought so—until the day I saw him in bed with a younger woman.

I lost all will to live and chose the most peaceful way to end it all.

When Henley found out I had donated my body, he completely lost his mind.

"Professor Noe, have you really made up your mind?"

Hearing the slightly mournful voice on the other end of the line, Joanna Noe absentmindedly twisted the wedding ring on her finger and replied, "Yes, I've…

These are the opening lines of chapter 1. Keep reading →

Chapters

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All chapters
  1. Chapter 1~690 words
  2. Chapter 2~580 words
  3. Chapter 3~690 words
  4. Chapter 4~710 words
  5. Chapter 5In the app
  6. Chapter 6In the app
  7. Chapter 7In the app
  8. Chapter 8In the app
  9. Chapter 9In the app
  10. Chapter 10In the app
  11. Chapter 11In the app
  12. Chapter 12In the app
  13. Chapter 13In the app
  14. Chapter 14In the app
  15. Chapter 15In the app
  16. Chapter 16In the app
  17. More chapters in the official app →

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Questions

Can I read The Quiet End of Us for free?

Yes — the first 4 chapters of The Quiet End of Us are free to read right here on EditWrx Reads, no sign-up needed. The rest of the story continues in the official app.

How many chapters are free here?

Chapters 1–4. Your place is saved on this device as you go, so you can stop and pick it up later tonight.

What happens after chapter 4?

Chapter 5 onward lives in the official app. Install it, enter the code R90540, and the story opens where this site leaves off.

What's The Quiet End of Us about?

For twenty-four years Joanna Noe believed her husband Henley Zeal was utterly devoted to her. A brilliant surgeon and professor, Henley cooked for her, cared for her, and swore he could not live without her. Then Joanna learns she has late-stage pancreatic cancer, and decides to donate her body to the medical school, arranging the end on her own terms.

EditWrx Reads carries only the sample chapters and story details the publisher has cleared for preview. To read the whole book, use the official app.