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

No sin ever really goes unpunished

Wow. Where to begin. Gripping storyline, thought provoking prose, snarky humour, and disturbingly relatable characters. I recognized a little of myself in each of the characters. The narrator is sublime. I can’t wait to download her other books.

Loved this book

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

Believable, surprising, emotive.

What did you like best about this story?

The twist near the end.

What about Caroline Lee’s performance did you like?

I have listened to a few books that Caroline has read and always enjoyed her performance. Her characters are realistic and she never sounds stilted or as if she is just reading a book.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Absolutely.

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.

love this book

I think this is amongst Lianne Moriarty's best work and Caroline Lee does a superb job narrating it. I just listened to it for a second time and it's still one of my favorite audio books.

So boring..

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

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

Liane just can't keep me interested

Would you try another book from Liane Moriarty and/or Caroline Lee?

Yes as this was the second of her books I have tried and I just cant finish them.

What was most disappointing about Liane Moriarty’s story?

I think it is that I do not like her style of writing, she bores me.

How could the performance have been better?

The author spends too much time establishing the characters.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

The narration was good and Liane has a good following.

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.