Getting Rid of Matthew

By: Jane Fallon

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

For once, a novel that isn’t about the heroine getting the guy. It’s about getting rid of the guy, and in the process, finding herself.

Helen is nearly forty, and has, for far too long, had an affair with Matthew, a high-powered, much older, attractive, married man who was once, of course, her boss. After years of being disappointed by missed dates, out-of-the-way restaurants, broken promises, and hushed phone calls, at last Helen realizes it’s time to dump Matthew and get on with her life.

This, of course, is the exact moment when Matthew decides to leave his wife for her. He appears on her doorstep and proceeds to move in. Helen then discovers how much she can’t bear him. But she can’t just throw him out–after all, she’s been begging him to do exactly this for years. The only thing to do, she decides, is to convince his wife, Sophie, to take him back.

So after a “chance” meeting in the park, Helen befriends Sophie and hears all about her lying, cheating husband. But then, the unexpected happens–Helen really starts to like Sophie. And then there’s the other small problem of Matthew’s handsome, charming son...

Jane Fallon turns the conventional love story on its head in this irresistibly delicious, ironic debut.©2007 Jane Fallon; (P)2007 Books on Tape

Really a good one

I could not put this one down! Very interesting and entertaining.

Very easy fun book to ready - soon a movie!

To quote the movie storyline - A hard-charging publicist's lusty affair with a married man is ruined by his decision to leave his wife and two children for her. She invents a new persona, befriends the spurned wife and attempts to patch up the marriage up so she can be rid of him. In the process, she develops a thing for his oldest son.

Its a fun book - gets you straight into the story but keeps you wanting to find out what happens. Highly recommended

Fresh twist on the romance gone wrong genre

A good reminder to be careful what you wish for. Liked that it focused on the "other woman's" point of view. Maybe not the best read if you've been the jilted wife, though. The narrator was fine, but I did have to speed it up a smidge. I enjoy books with an omniscient point of view, but this one was a tad hard to follow whose view we were hearing at times. Not terrible though. Found myself invested in the characters and genuinely not knowing who was going to wind up with whom until the very end.

loved it!

I just kept wanting to read it every minute I could! it was a long book but I enjoyed every minute of it!

Very Engaging

Absolutely a page turner. Realistic and flawed personalities. Main character is cringy yet lovable and you’ll be rooting for her. First Jane Fallon book and I love it. Will be exploring her other titles.