The Second Wife
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Kristin Atherton
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Willow Nash
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Simon Bubb
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By:
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Rebecca Fleet
About this listen
She's part of the family now. For better - and for worse....
When Alex met Natalie, she changed his life. After the tragic death of his first wife, which left him a single parent to teenage daughter Jade, he was desperate to leave the pain of his past behind.
But his newfound happiness is shattered when the family home is gutted by fire and his loyalties are unexpectedly tested. Jade insists she saw a man in the house on the night of the fire; Natalie denies any knowledge of such an intruder.
One of them must be lying, but Alex is faced with an impossible choice: to believe his wife or his daughter. As Natalie's story unravels, Alex realizes that his wife has a past he had no idea about, a past that might yet catch up with her.
But this time, the past could be deadly....
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Critic reviews
"This tale of deceit, obsession, and betrayal should win Fleet new fans.” (Publishers Weekly)
“Compelling and well plotted.” (Kirkus)
“Beautifully written and well-crafted, the characters of Natalie, Rachel, Sadie and Alex stayed with me long after I finished reading and I resented anything that stopped me from getting back to them. I read it in two days, though I would have read it in one if I could!” (Sandie Jones, New York Times best-selling author of The Other Woman)
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- Ewing
- 10-01-20
Slow
It was hard to understand the back and forth in time at first. It did have a good twist near the end. But overall the book was very slow and I found myself wanting to just her this book over with!
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