Verity
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Verity

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 5, 202623 min
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Verity stars Dakota Johnson as a struggling novelist who gets an unusual assignment. She's been asked to ghostwrite the final books by a superstar writer, played by Anne Hathaway. It’s an erotic thriller about marriage, manipulators, and (of course) murder. Based on Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, Verity is a story of deceit that wants you to keep guessing until the very end, and maybe even after that. Looking for more books adapted for the screen? Check out these episodes: "Wuthering Heights" is rude, moody and broody 'No Other Choice' is the perfect movie for our...

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