• The Husband's Secret

  • By: Liane Moriarty
  • Narrated by: Caroline Lee
  • Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (31,676 ratings)

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The Husband's Secret

By: Liane Moriarty
Narrated by: Caroline Lee
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Publisher's summary

"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.

©2013 Liane Moriarty (P)2013 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

“Spellbinding.... A knockout!” (Emily Giffin, New York Times best-selling author)

The Husband’s Secret is so good, you won’t be able to keep it to yourself.” (USA Today)

“Lip-smacking and sharply intelligent.” (Entertainment Weekly)

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The ending makes the book, ties together.

What did you love best about The Husband's Secret?

I loved how everything tied together at the end quarter of the book. I loved how all of characters were realistic also, I could empathize with almost all of them!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I was very happy with how the book ended. I liked the book the whole way through but I was concerned about how the stories were going to tie together and how the book would end but I was very happy with the conclusion and still surprised at how it ended.

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The Best!!!!

Would you listen to The Husband's Secret again? Why?

I enjoy this author's writing.

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This is a well written, wonderful story with great character development. I recommend this to everyone and all!! It's a MUST read!!!!! 5 stars & A+++

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Surprisingly Good

The story started out slow and it took me 3 days of listening to it for only 20-40 minutes each time to actually get into the story. Once I did I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it and that it kept my interest. I enjoy reading and listening to books. This is one that audio was definitely the best way to go since it was slow at the beginning.

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Loved it!

Kept my interest from start to finish. Look forward to reading more books from this author.

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Loved the story

Development of characters - great! Held my interest completely.
I listened to the book in Audible - made the book/story so real.

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I loved this book and reader's performance

The author crafted a fantastic story and interleaved the different strings beautifully. Her attention to the details of her characters is amazing. The reader did a great job of making you hear each character.

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meh..

struggled to finish it. story was okay... kind of predicted a lot of things a few chapters in advance. I was very lost up until the 8th or 9th chapter, so many characters and I felt the narrator didn't do a good enough job to differentiate between the characters by changing her tone of voice.

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love this author. love this narrator!

great pairing of story and narration! great character development and such an interesting premise! loved it!

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First audio book!

I really wish I would have discovered audio books years ago. I loved having someone read to me while I was driving, getting ready for work and falling asleep. This story was really good too. I can't help but wonder if I actually would have finished it if I were reading it myself, though? I probably would have. And all I know is that I now want some hot cross buns since they were mentioned 437 times near the end of the book. lol.

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I could not stop!!!

This book is amazing!! The way the stories of three very different women tied together is absolutely brilliant! Simply wonderful!

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