The Husband’s Secret was immediately engaging. I mean, just the premise of compromising secret written down to be found only after death was enough to get me hook, line and sinker. I really enjoyed the book from beginning to end and found it quite believable – I love reads that could really happen. It’s hard to write too much, as I don’t want to give anything away!
Goodreads says…
At the heart of The Husband’s Secret is a letter that’s not meant to be read: My darling Cecilia, if you’re reading this, then I’ve died… Imagine that your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened after his death. Imagine, too, that the letter contains his deepest, darkest secret—something with the potential to destroy not just the life you built together, but the lives of others as well. Imagine, then, that you stumble across that letter while your husband is still very much alive. . . . Cecilia Fitzpatrick has achieved it all—she’s an incredibly successful businesswoman, a pillar of her small community, and a devoted wife and mother. Her life is as orderly and spotless as her home. But that letter is about to change everything, and not just for her: Rachel and Tess barely know Cecilia—or each other—but they too are about to feel the earth-shattering repercussions of her husband’s secret.
The Hypnotist’s Love Story wasn’t emotionally cumbersome, terribly thought provoking or something I couldn’t put down. But it was entertaining and something I’d recommend for your summer reading list. I found Ellen’s train-of-conscious thought process to be pretty hysterical in the beginning and loved seeing how it evolved through time. I was also shocked to find myself rooting for the crazy in the book!
Goodreads says…
Ellen O’Farrell is an expert when it comes to human frailties. She’s a hypnotherapist who helps her clients deal with everything from addictions to life-long phobias. So when she falls in love with a man who is being stalked by his ex-girlfriend she’s more intrigued than frightened. What makes a supposedly smart, professional woman behave this way? She’d love to meet her! What she doesn’t know is that she already has. Saskia has been masquerading as a client, and their lives are set to collide in ways Ellen could never have predicted. This wonderfully perceptive new novel from Liane Moriarty is about the lines we’ll cross for love. It’s about the murky areas between right and wrong, and the complexities of modern relationships.
Moriarty also wrote What Alice Forgot, which is now on my summer reading list as well. What’s on yours?
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