The Younger Wife: A Novel
From the author of The Good Sister, the breakout New York Times bestseller and “stunningly clever thriller” (People), comes Sally Hepworth’s next novel of domestic suspense about the tangled vines of family secrets.
"Smart, suspenseful, brimming with secrets. This is Sally Hepworth at her unputdownable best."––Kate Morton, New York Times Bestselling Author
THE HUSBAND
A heart surgeon at the top of his field, Stephen Aston is getting married again. But first he must divorce his current wife, even though she can no longer speak for herself.
THE DAUGHTERS
Tully and Rachel Aston look upon their father’s fiancée, Heather, as nothing but an interloper. Heather is younger than both of them. Clearly, she’s after their father’s money.
THE FORMER WIFE
With their mother in a precarious position, Tully and Rachel are determined to get to the
truth about their family’s secrets, the new wife closing in, and who their father really is.
THE YOUNGER WIFE
Heather has secrets of her own. Will getting to the truth unleash the most dangerous impulses
in all of them?
More Praise for The Younger Wife:
"[An] appealing domestic suspense novel from bestseller Hepworth [with a] fast-moving plot. This often funny and affecting outing should win Hepworth new fans."––Publishers Weekly
"Completely compulsive. Sally Hepworth delivers with this stay-up-late one-more-chapter gem."––Jane Harper, New York Times Bestselling Author
"A warped tale [that] boasts Jane Harper’s multilayered characters and Liane Moriarty’s wealthy suburban world saturated with lies and deceit. With each domestic thriller, best-selling Hepworth shines brighter and draws in more readers."––Booklist
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Community Reviews
I thought it was a well written. Stephen, a older man who's current wife is suffering and deteriorating from dementia has married a much younger woman named Heather who, consequently, is the same age as his two daughters Rachel and Tully.
It's written with all three women's POV and Sally Hepworth did a great job at giving each woman a distinct personality as well as suffering from various forms illness from kleptomania, eating disorders, sexual and domestic abuse.
It is deeply engaging and I read the whole book in two days as it kept my interest. Why is Heather marrying Stephen so young, what is the root of all these women's problems. Hepworth did a great job in creating a well paced thriller.
The ending was...... Not good in my opinion. There seemed to be too much confusion in the end and we were not given a clear resolution. Or a "why?"
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