When lily finds carla on her doorstep twelve years later, a chain of events is set in motion that can end only one way. A young lawyer with secrets of her own finds that her new husband is about as trustworthy as the. Bustle my husbands wife nicely fits into the psychological suspense genre thats riding a slipstream of popularity, thanks to the success of gone girl and the girl on the train. My husbands wife fresno county public library overdrive. Let me just go ahead and start by saying i did not care for this book. Aug 25, 2016 my head s still spinning from all the twists. A married womans life turns upside down when she learns her husband is married to another woman.
Parade the novels plot is as provocative as its title. The story is full of the deeply flawed characters you would want to see in a psychological thriller. Billed as an addictive psychological thriller, corrys novel fails to make an impact as it. The part where the story might actually come into play is page 460, but then it s over very fast. The rest of this post is a spoiler alert, so do not read on if you plan on reading this book.
Theres a very dramatic end scene, in which the characters find. Since then, she has also written blood sisters 2017 and the dead ex 2018. Last week i was at target and was pleasantly surprised to find it in their book. Review my husbands wife by jane corry the wellthumbed reader.
This book pulled me out of the worst reading slump ive been in for awhile. The ending is not the way i pictured it and let the reader down. My husbands wife grand rapids public library overdrive. The part where the story might actually come into play is page 460, but then its over very fast. The main characters are interesting however the story has two many plots going on and is never ending. My husbands wife book the kansas city public library. My husbands wife alternates between the perspectives of lily and carla. Aug 09, 2017 the second half of the book takes place 12 years later.
Jan 31, 2017 in true domestic noir fashion, my husbands wife has an ending that wont disappoint, but be forewarned. Jan 31, 2017 in kidds the invention of wings, 2014, etc. This book was a little difficult to get into at first. My husbands wife pretty much lived up to my expectations. May 25, 2016 my husbands wife by jane corry is a book ive wanted to read this for a while, ever since it popped up as a recommendation on goodreads. Mar 27, 2019 narrated in the first person by millicents husband, my lovely wife immerses readers in a mentality and worldview that justifies the unthinkable and does so with spinetingling authenticity. To stick with the fire metaphor, the book is something of a slow burn, but there are twists, turns and upsets aplenty, not to. The husbands profession and paintings should have been used as a major part of the story. Well, one child, carla, that eventually grows up and one other woman, lily. Mark edwards a dark, complex and compelling thriller that kept me turning the pages until the end b a paris, author of behind closed doors twisty, feverish and utterly gripping, my husband s wife is the perfect summer read eva dolan. I loved seeing how the details and the plot in the first part of this book. But then she takes on her first murder case and meets joe. Lily and her husband ed a designer who longs to be a successful artist.
My husbands wife the public library of youngstown and. Devastated, avery decides that the only decent thing to do is to inform the other wife, melanie 30, of alexs deception. Corry is a writer and journalist, and she spent years working as the writer in residence at a high security prison for men. My husbands wife is the kind of book that causes me to be. Widow, and single mom, avery, has had a tough time of it, living on the edge, working as a freelance artist, and determined to be a good mom to her young son, jack 4. A mustread book for fans of the kind of psychological thrillers that have been all the rage.
I only read the first seven pages or so, but it was a book that stayed in my mind. With helena mattsson, josh kelly, briana evigan, sofia mattsson. My husbands wife by jane corry is a 2017 pamela dorman books publication. A married woman s life turns upside down when she learns her husband is married to another woman. Its to be expected in a story that spans over 16 years by the end, but. My husbands wife by jane corry the pretty good gatsby. My husbands wife by jane corry reading guidebook club.
My husbands wife has an ending that will change the way. Carla and her beautiful, single mother live nearby. Mark edwards a dark, complex and compelling thriller that kept me turning the pages until the end b a paris, author of behind closed doors twisty, feverish and utterly gripping, my husband s wife is the perfect summer read eva dolan this thrilling pageturner kept me guessing till the very end katerina diamond a fantastic and powerful. My husbands wife is jane corrys first novel, and was released in august. My husbands wife is a thriller written by jane corry. Ive entered giveaways a couple of times but have been unsuccessful. My husbands wife pierce county library system overdrive.
This is quite a long book, but author jane corry makes use of the. Jun 16, 2017 my husband s wife is a book that kind of jumped out at me. Ana is the daughter of matthias, head scribe to herod antipas, tetrarch of galilee. My husbands wife tells the story of lily mcdonald, a newlywed and lawyer, who is more than anxious to start a new life and leave the secrets from her past behind. The stories overlap, and weave in and out of one another. My husbands wife book johnson county library bibliocommons. I had a little bit of trouble getting into the book. My husbands wife bucks county free library overdrive. My husbands wife has an ending that will change the way you view marriage forever.
It didnt catch my attention and to be honest carlas character bugged me from the beginning to the end. Oct 31, 2017 about my husbands wife a mustread thriller. May 19, 2019 my husbands wife is jane corrys first novel, and was released in august 2016. My husbands wife by jane corry contains mild spoilers.
Lily is a lawyer starting her first murder case, freshly home from her honeymoon in italy with ed. As a crime reader, there are few things better than reading from the perspective of a really welldrawn villain, and my lovely wife delivers exactly that. Jan 31, 2017 my husbands wife has an ending that will change the way you view marriage forever. My husbands wife timberland regional library overdrive. Lily and ed macdonald had just returned from their honeymoon in italy and were settling down to life together. This book is told in the narrative of two different women. I started reading my husbands wife on 102517 and finished it on 110417. I was in the bookstore one day waiting for my husband, saw it on the shelf and was so intrigued that i began reading it. It wont be so bad when youre there, says my new husband before kissing me. In true domestic noir fashion, my husbands wife has an ending that wont disappoint, but be forewarned. Lily has grown into a beautiful young woman, who after living in italy for 12 years is returning back to london to study law and confront her unresolved past.
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