• The Husband's Secret

  • By: Liane Moriarty
  • Narrated by: Caroline Lee
  • Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (303 ratings)

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The Husband's Secret

By: Liane Moriarty
Narrated by: Caroline Lee
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"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
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  • Categories: Romance

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Wonderful story telling

What made the experience of listening to The Husband's Secret the most enjoyable?

The Husband's Secret is a wonderful balance of humour, tragedy, regret and consequences. The characters are all likable and the reader/listener is keen to find out what will become of their lives.

What other book might you compare The Husband's Secret to and why?

It would be a disservice to this great read to compare it to another novel.

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

I have not heard Caroline Lee perform before but I am certainly keen to hear her again. Her reading of this novel and her characterisations were faultless. She is superb.

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

It made me both laugh and cry. Any novel that can evoke emotion is well written and the characters in The Husband's Secret are all believable. Any of them could be one of my friends and I finished the book wanting only the best for each of them.

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I Did Not Want it to End!

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I loved the character development. Their feelings and thoughts were realistic. I was engrossed and invested in their lives. I am excited to read other books by this author..

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So boring..

Not sure how this book is rated so highly, just keeps dragging. Such a waste of time.. Disappointing.

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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?!

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Hauntingly beautiful, a story that lingers

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

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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.

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

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Connections and lies

I liked the interconnections between the characters and felt emotionally conflicted by some of the characters’ choices.

I agree with several reviewers that the female characters could be annoying, unlikeable even, but became sympathetic to them all in the end.

I found this with some of Moriarty’s other books- exasperating characters, who grew on me as I understood their flaws.

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Audio voices aweful

Could not get into this at all

Tried 3 times from the start over numerous months but just didn’t appeal

If I could give a ½ I would

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Loved it!

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

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Not the author's usual web of stories.

Once something finally happens I thought "finally, here we go", but the book ended. I won't return but wouldn't recommend it.

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Liane Moriarty never disappoints

The author weaves a intricate tale that makes the ordinary extraordinary and draws one into the lives of people who could be one’s neighbour, sister or friend. Yet despite the focus being on such people she creates an all absorbing, can’t put it down story leaving one sated yet eager for her next story. Brilliantly narrated.

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