

The Younger Wife
Books | Fiction / Women
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Sally Hepworth
'Smart, suspenseful, brimming with secrets. This is Sally Hepworth at her unputdownable best' KATE MORTON The moment she laid eyes on Heather Wisher, Tully knew this woman was going to destroy their lives. Tully and Rachel Aston are murderous when they discover their father has a new girlfriend. The fact that Heather is half his age isn't even the most shocking part. Stephen is still married to their mother, who is in a care facility with end-stage Alzheimer's disease. Announcing his plan to divorce and then remarry, the news of Stephen and Heather's engagement sets a chain a family implosion. With their mother unable to speak for herself, Tully and Rachel are determined to get to the truth about their family's secrets and what this new woman really wants. Heather knows she has an uphill battle to win over Tully and Rachel, all the while carrying the burden of the secrets of her past. But, as it turns out, they are all hiding something. A garage full of stolen goods. An old hot-water bottle stuffed with cash. A blood-soaked wedding. And that's only the beginning . . . PRAISE FOR SALLY'S NOVELS: 'Completely compulsive' JANE HARPER 'Totally absorbing, brilliantly written and thoroughly enjoyable. An addictive, unputdownable read' Herald Sun 'Women's fiction at its finest' LIANE MORIARTY 'Clever, chilling and beautifully crafted' ADELE PARKS 'The characters are so beautifully drawn and it was an emotional read, but I couldn't put it down' HEIDI PARKS 'Sally demonstrates that you don't need outlandish situations and monstrous characters to write a thoroughly engrossing, suspenseful thriller, and her writing feels so effortless' EMMA CURTIS 'Cleverly plotted and completely compelling' NICOLA MORIARTY
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Author
Sally Hepworth
Pages
352
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Published Date
2022-04-07
ISBN
1529330955 9781529330953
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"I was really taken out of the book when Covid was mentioned twice. It was jarring to be honest. It was a pretty good book; not something I’ll think about in the future, though."
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Zariah Grant
"This book was great. It was first by this author and I know I'll read more. I felt like I was delusional for some of the parts but it was full of thrilling twists. Highly recommend."
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Brittany F
"Not my favorite Sally Hepworth book…it was okay…I have read some books this year that I thought were the best books I have ever read…A Thousand Splendid Suns and The Nightingale.."
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"I found myself saying “one more chapter” since they were shorter and, I felt, gave new info each time. It was a trip to find out what the heckskiiiii happened at that wedding 😮 I enjoyed this one! "
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Sarah Machado
"A page turner that kept me curious about “who did it” while learning to love each character in their brokenness at the same time. I found myself having compassion for each of them. And, I love how the chapters are so short! Easy to pick up, put down, start and stop for us moms on the run. "
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