The Husband's Secret
A #1 New York Times Best Seller, The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty, the author of Big Little Lies, is a modern day take on the story of Pandora and her box. It details the lives of three women who are impacted by the murder of a teen girl that happened nearly thirty years ago. The end of the novel includes an ironic twist as author Moriarty shows how tiny decisions can change the scope of dozens of lives. The novel's three stories are intertwined in many ways. While timing plays a significant role in the characters' lives, it is the guilt that is carried within each that determines their ultimate fate.
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If you ever wondered how well you know your spouse, The Husband's Secret will sure make you question it more.
Set between the bustling city of Melbourne, and a quiet suburb of Sidney, several women learn their husbands aren't quite what they seem and one is hiding a secret so big it'll test every bond of marriage when it shouts its ugly truth.
Cecelia Fitzpatrick's life is bustling along at a quick clip. She has three daughters that keep her tied up at both ends, a thriving tupperware business (do people still sell tupperware?), and a doting husband. I mean, he's moody at times, but whose husband isn't? Until one morning while cleaning out the attic she stumbles upon a letter he wrote to her years ago, "In the event of my death..." But Cecelia is a strong woman, she doesn't need to read this letter - especially after her husband asks her not to; brushes it off as a "melodramatic rambling" after the birth of the first daughter. And Cecelia obliges. Until. Until Jean-Paul comes home from his business trip three days early and spends the night tearing apart the attic looking for the letter (which of course isn't there because women are smarter than this...men!). And then she reads.
The horror....
The Husband's Secret challenges your mind, your sympathy, and your patience. The characters are well-drawn and absolutely believable. Liane Moriarty is definitely an author going on the shelf as "to read."
Set between the bustling city of Melbourne, and a quiet suburb of Sidney, several women learn their husbands aren't quite what they seem and one is hiding a secret so big it'll test every bond of marriage when it shouts its ugly truth.
Cecelia Fitzpatrick's life is bustling along at a quick clip. She has three daughters that keep her tied up at both ends, a thriving tupperware business (do people still sell tupperware?), and a doting husband. I mean, he's moody at times, but whose husband isn't? Until one morning while cleaning out the attic she stumbles upon a letter he wrote to her years ago, "In the event of my death..." But Cecelia is a strong woman, she doesn't need to read this letter - especially after her husband asks her not to; brushes it off as a "melodramatic rambling" after the birth of the first daughter. And Cecelia obliges. Until. Until Jean-Paul comes home from his business trip three days early and spends the night tearing apart the attic looking for the letter (which of course isn't there because women are smarter than this...men!). And then she reads.
The horror....
The Husband's Secret challenges your mind, your sympathy, and your patience. The characters are well-drawn and absolutely believable. Liane Moriarty is definitely an author going on the shelf as "to read."
This novel reminds us about a disturbing fact of life: none of us really know anyone else incredibly well.
I like how all the individual stories tied in together. I really enjoyed the epilogue full of what if's.
I read this after Big, Little Lies which I loved. I did not enjoy this one as much. It dragged at points and was not as humorous. I was also not as drawn to the characters in this book.
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