The Love of My Life: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK

“Gripping, heartbreaking and impossible to put down.”—Laura Dave

A dazzling supernova of a book, it picks you up on line one and doesn't let you go until the very end.” —Lisa Jewell


From the New York Times bestselling author of Ghosted comes a love story wrapped in a mystery: an up-all-night page-turner with a dark secret at its core

Emma loves her husband Leo and their young daughter Ruby: she’d do anything for them. But almost everything she's told them about herself is a lie.

And she might just have got away with it, if it weren’t for her husband’s job. Leo is an obituary writer; Emma a well-known marine biologist. When she suffers a serious illness, Leo copes by doing what he knows best – researching and writing about his wife’s life. But as he starts to unravel the truth, he discovers the woman he loves doesn’t really exist. Even her name isn’t real.

When the very darkest moments of Emma’s past finally emerge, she must somehow prove to Leo that she really is the woman he always thought she was . . .

But first, she must tell him about the other love of her life.

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Published Jan 17, 2023

384 pages

Average rating: 7.13

461 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

WineforReading
Aug 07, 2023
9/10 stars
I really enjoyed this book. A bit slow to get into but over time the themes of love, lose and how we heal were very powerful.
Biz biz
Sep 30, 2025
10/10 stars
Read the book. The narration in the audiobook is irritating
bumbling_bee
Sep 29, 2025
9/10 stars
A wonderful read that had me in the first half.
Book lover101/22
Jul 01, 2025
10/10 stars
This book was sooo amazing! I absolutely loved it. The way things just came together in around the middle to the end, perfect. I was not expecting that the title was about the son!
wardbunch
Mar 26, 2025
8/10 stars
Another example of "everyone is normal until you get to know them." Lots of fun.

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