THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF BIG LITTLE LIES. One of the Best Books of the Year—Entertainment Weekly One of the Top Ten Books of the Year—People At the heart of The Husband’s Secret is a letter that’s not meant to be read… Cecilia,
If you’re reading this, then I’ve died…
Imagine 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 only the life you built together, but the lives of others as well. And then imagine 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. But that letter is about to change everything—and not just for her. There are other women who barely know Cecilia—or each other—but they, too, are about to feel the earth-shattering repercussions of her husband’s secret.
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Fascinating premise. What if your husband wrote you a letter, containing a secret only meant to be read after his death… and yet you opened it?
A fun fast read with realistically imperfect characters, all trying to make the best of the cards they’ve been dealt. Thoroughly recommended.
It is always interesting to read about a different kind of life.
Not really a fan of Lian’s. Seems to be much ado about nothing. Keeps you hanging on and kind of anti climatic ending.
I have loved everything she has written
This book is about a woman who discovers her husband was behind an unsolved murder. He confessed it in a letter he hid in an old box of papers in his attic. However, his girlfriend had a congenital heart condition which caused her death. This confession causes his wife to return to her hometown and live with her mother. She also has an affair with a former classmate. The former classmate is the leading suspect in the unsolved death. The murdered girl’s mother tries to run down the leading suspect with her car and ends up hitting a young child.
I love this author. She manages to draw me in and hold me from start to finish. Always easy to consume without being simplistic!
I loved the book, until the end. Fell a bit flat. I would have given a 3.5 if I could.
I have read all of her books and this is one of my favorites!
Loved this book. The secret is revealed mid story so I was wondering how the wife would manage that.
Not gonna lie, y’all. This one broke my heart.
Couldn’t finish it. Just skimmed to the end.
Sensationalism with no place to go. Just a big secret unveiled, then blaugh.
Great written but a little sappy for my taste. Still a good book.
Another must read from Liane Moriarty! Love her books!
Liane’s book always make me think. She does understand people’s desires to keep things hidden. I think there were many wrong choices made but the story is very good.
This book was a bit of a surprise for me, having read many of Liane Moriaty’s books, and while she did put in a death in Big Little Lies, the tone of that book is much lighter. This deals with family issues, like her others, but also has the themes of grief, guilt, and the impact of moral decisions that reminded me of Jodi Picoult. Which is definitely not a bad thing. It’d be a great bookclub discussion book.
I have read a few of her books and this one I enjoyed more than “Big Little Lies”, though I loved the tv series. I would love to see this as a film or mini series too.
I loved this book even though it was tragic. I liked how the book ended, not happy, not sad. Real. Very thought provoking. What would you do if it happened to you?
Three and a half to four for this one. This is my first experience with a Moriarty book. It read sort of like a slightly more substantive Lifetime movie or hour long TV drama series. The story centers around 3 women and the family and friends who surround them. One woman had a festering wound of sorts that has been tainting her life for years, the other two are about to face life altering changes in their seemingly perfect lives. All of this converges in a tight knit suburb of Sydney, Australia. While the narrative at times was a bit frothy, the pain and joy felt by each character was real and effectively communicated. The character who infuriated me the most was Rachel; she let her despair blind her to the other people in her life who were suffering and needed her, too. The conclusion brought all parties together, and I liked the fact that it was resolved, but not in a nice little bow. Life is messy, and this book characterized that well.
The characters are what I really loved. She weaves the story of three women together so well. Going to read her backlist.