The Third Wife

A Novel

De: Lisa Jewell

Narrado por: Joe Jameson

In the early hours of a summer morning, a young woman steps into the path of an oncoming bus. A tragic accident? Or suicide? At the center of this puzzle is Adrian Wolfe, a successful architect and grief-stricken widower, who, a year after his third wife's death, begins to investigate the cause. As Adrian looks back on their brief but seemingly happy marriage, disturbing secrets begin to surface.

The divorces from his two previous wives had been amicable, or so it seemed; his children, all five of them, were resilient as ever, or so he thought. But something, or someone, must have pushed Maya over the edge.

Fans of Liane Moriarty and Jojo Moyes will be captivated by this riveting family drama with a dark mystery at its core.

©2015 Lisa Jewell (P)2018 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Ending was meh

Had a very anticlimactic ending and ends the way you predict early on. Excellent story teller though.

Great story

I just love pretty much everything that Lisa jewel rights. This book is a great story, I loved that it is told from a male point of view unlike many of her others. The narrator is excellent-he does a super job playing so many characters it really keeps you interested. The story is very good and I enjoyed this book very much.

Interesting character studies

This was an involving family drama with nuanced characters rather than the tense thriller that I was expected. Perhaps that is why I occasionally found the book a tad slow paced.

Great from start to finish

Don't you love reading a novel that you have figured out early on, and you're completely wrong? I do! Mr. Jameson did an excellent job drawing me in from the beginning and kept me intrigued throughout the book to a satisfying end.

Hooked from the beginning ...

Loved how the author made an extraordinary situation seem normal, and then didn’t. This book is captivating because it deals with human emotions-from a 5 yr old’s to an almost 50 yr old’s. Great story and terrific narration. It would appeal to most anyone but certainly those with a family and/or have been in a relationship.

Lianne Moriarty this is not.

Lianne Moriarty books typically have more of a mystery that unravels. There really wasn't any unraveling in this book. It was very predictable and the "reveal" was a huge let down. The story was fine and the narration was great, just wasn't anything I'll remember a week from now and isn't something I would excitedly discuss or recommend to someone.
Just so-so

The Third Wife

I enjoyed this title until the ending. I would have chosen a different alternative for one of the characters but overall a good listen.

One of her best!

I’ve read all of Lisa Jewel’s books and this is one of my favorites. A good look into one character’s understanding of himself.

It was decent

There are a lot of parts that drag and lost my attention but the overall book was good

A bit slow

I found the book to be slow moving. Lots of words without a lot of information.