The Husband's Secret

By: Liane Moriarty

Narrated by: Caroline Lee

Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

"To be opened in the event of my death." With one swift, vicious movement, she sliced the envelope open, and pulled out a handwritten letter. "Love you and the girls...so sorry to leave you with this...cannot bear...."

The Husband's Secret is a funny, heartbreaking novel of marriage, grief, love, and secrets. When her husband announces he's in love with her best friend, painfully shy Tess picks up her young son and returns to her mother's house. There she begins an unexpected affair with an old flame.

Rachel is a woman in her 60s consumed by grief and anger at the loss of her daughter 20 years earlier. When her son announces he is taking her beloved grandson overseas, Rachel begins a descent into deeper bitterness and pain.

Cecilia is the quintessential "I don't know how she does it" woman. A devoted mother to three daughters, she runs her household like clockwork, is President of the P&C, owns an extremely successful Tupperware business and is happy in her 15-year marriage. Until she discovers a letter in their attic labeled: "To my wife Cecilia, to be opened in the event of my death".

Her husband's secret is a bombshell beyond all imagining with repercussions across the lives of all three women.

©2013 Liane Moriarty (P)2013 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

This book is brilliant!

I love Liane Moriarty's books! They are so real and very contemporary. She writes about the characters school mothers meet every day and intertwines them in riveting plots. I don't think I've ever read a single author's books and listened to them also one after the other . This book is very well narrated also. I'm going to download my next Moriarty book right now!

loved it!

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

Surprising, gripping & fantastic

Who was your favorite character and why?

I liked all of them for different reasons

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

No I haven't, she was very easy to listen to

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

I had a cover my mouth "oh my god" moment

an absolute must read.

loved every moment of the book.
well narrated by Caroline Lee.
literally drawn into the story from word one.

Excellent!

I loved this book with all its insights and twists and turns , great narrator as well, thanks

Loved it!

So many twists and turns, with lots of really likeable characters. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it.

In depth Characters

The author really gets into the heads of each charactor. And all the twists and turns. Even when you can see where it might be going she throws in another twist. A fantastic srory.

Life goes on...but not for everyone

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

A dusty attic, a long-forgotten letter –– "to be opened in the event of my death"

Any additional comments?

This is such a great book. Liane Moriarty takes the mundane and somehow makes it extraordinary. It's a mystery in which you find out the secret in the first third. It's set in the world of mothers, children, kindergarten ... and it's great.

Unexpected.. Good!

This story started off a bit on the dreary side and then whipped into an unexpected turn.
Its written well wth crafty twists and turns that show how humans will do anything to survive, to keep their worlds in tact, to protect their marriages and children. Overall a good rating from me!

Her best novel yet

I have enjoyed this much more than three other liane novels. It's compact and the story gripping in the nicest possible way. Her focus has been on fewer characters which she has developed quickly. Enjoyed it a lot now what do I read?!

Hauntingly beautiful, a story that lingers

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

What if ?

Who was your favorite character and why?

The book follows 3 women, all of which you come to appreciate for different reasons

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

It's moving as it shatters pre-conceived ideas and sets one off on a "what-if" mind spin. Refreshing and emotionally challenging.

Any additional comments?

Elegantly written, worth reading. I'll be reading several more from this author.