
The Husband's Secret
- Themes
- Marital secrets, Secrets and their consequences, Self-knowledge
- Pacing
- Fast
Who it’s for
- For readers interested in secrets that reshape family and community lives
- For readers drawn to questions about knowing a spouse and oneself
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The #1 New York Times Bestseller
One of the Best Books of the Year ?Entertainment Weekly
One of the Top Ten Books of the Year ?People magazine
?It’s a knowing, touching, and entertaining page-turner. What a wonderful writer?smart, wise, funny.” ?Anne Lamott
"The Husband's Secret is so good, you won't be able to keep it to yourself." ?USA Today
?Shocking, complex and thought-provoking, this is a story reading groups will devour. A knockout!" ?
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Emily Giffin, New York Times bestselling author
?Emotionally astute, immensely smart, and as cinematically plotted as any Tom Perrotta Novel destined for critical accolades and a big-screen adaptation.” ?Entertainment Weekly
?A novel that’s perfect for vacation reading.” ?People
"Brilliant." ?Sophia Hannah, international bestselling author of The Wrong Mother
At the heart of The Husband’s Secret is a letter that’s not meant to be read
My darling Cecilia, if you’re reading this, then I’ve died. . .
Imagine that 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 just the life you built together, but the lives of others as well. Imagine, then, 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. Her life is as orderly and spotless as her home. But that letter is about to change everything, and not just for her: Rachel and Tess barely know Cecilia?or each other?but they too are about to feel the earth-shattering repercussions of her husband’s secret.
Acclaimed author Liane Moriarty has written a gripping, thought-provoking novel about how well it is really possible to know our spouses?and, ultimately, ourselves.
Publisher details
Publisher categories
- Women's Fiction
- Authors
- Liane Moriarty
- Publisher
- Putnam Adult
- Published
- July 30, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Women's Fiction