• The Husband's Secret

  • By: Liane Moriarty
  • Narrated by: Caroline Lee
  • Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (31,672 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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Great Book

This book was so well written! It kept my attention through the entire book! I love it!

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Great beach read. The characters intertwined well.

This is a wonderful reflection on married life. There were so many passages that had me shaking my head in agreement. This is an almost Shakespearean beach read.

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Great read

A little slow at first but not predictable at all. Great book!! I couldn't put it down. Defiantly a recommended book!

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Loved!

I really enjoyed this story and the narration was excellent. My book club meets to discuss this book tomorrow night. It's going to make for a terrific conversation!


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Good listen /read

Overall, I enjoyed the story and found it was well- performed. Sometimes the number of characters and their details were overwhelming which made it confusing and difficult to separate.

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EXCELLENT

Just loved it, just about every book by Liane is so good, but what makes it so good on Audio is Caroline Lee, honestly that woman is WONDERFUL. She makes you become the characters, you are living in Australia, sipping the tea and hot cross buns, you are there, 5 starts to both Liane and Caroline Lee, you will enjoy this book. FYI this is NOT Alfred it's in his name but this is the "wife" loving the book.

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Disappointing.

Story had an interesting premise. development and conclusion was disappointing and too neat to be believable.

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Each life affects another

This is the fourth book I've read by this author so I'm obviously a fan, but this was my favorite so far. There were several intertwined storylines and the choices of each character had an impact on the others. I switched between the audio version and the printed ebook version because it was so hard to put down. Excellent!

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Thoroughly Enjoyable!

I wish this audio book would have gone on even longer, as the story was so captivating that I did not want it to end!

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If you could sum up The Husband's Secret in three words, what would they be?

Well written, intertwining stories, suspenseful

What did you like best about this story?

The way the author intertwined the stories and the surprising ending

Have you listened to any of Caroline Lee’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes! She has a wonderful voice! I could listen to her all day!

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The epilogue was incredible

Any additional comments?

Love Liane Moriarty's writing style.

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