The Younger Wife

A Novel

By: Sally Hepworth

Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik, Caroline Lee, Jessica Douglas-Henry, Zoe Carides

Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

"Mysteries drive this satisfyingly twisty tale by Hepworth, whose work may remind you of Liane Moriarty's...the effect is amplified by the talented cast, which includes Caroline Lee, who narrates Moriarty's audiobooks."—The Providence Journal

Sally Hepworth, the newest breakout star of domestic suspense, delivers her next twisty novel about family secrets and lies in The Younger Wife.

Stephen Aston is getting married again. The only problem is, he's still married to his first wife, even though she is in a care facility for dementia. But he'll take care of that easily, by divorcing her—even if his adult daughters protest.

Tully and Rachel Aston look upon Heather as nothing but an interloper. Heather is the same age as Rachel and even younger than Tully. Clearly she's a gold digger and after their father's money. Heather has secrets that she's keeping close, and reasons of her own for wanting to marry Stephen.

With their mother unable to speak for herself, Tully and Rachel are determined to get to the truth about their family's secrets, the new wife closing in, and who their father really is. But will getting to the truth unleash the most dangerous impulses...in all of them?

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.

©2022 Sally Hepworth (P)2022 Macmillan Audio

Could have been half as long

Narration is ok but Talie’s narrator’s voice is too shrill. The story has a lot of side stories which have nothing to do with the main story.

Excellent book!

What a surprise. I wasn’t expecting this book to be so interesting! Well worth the credit!

Great Read!

I enjoyed listening to the voices of the different characters. Story line moved along at a good pace and I couldn't wait to find out what happened next.

The story pulled me right in

First of all , I just really liked the narrator. That makes or breaks an audible book for me. I switch real quickly to kindle if voice not right.
The family has all kinds of interesting problems that author reveals in an enticing way. The mystery carries itself well to the very end. I could identify with the characters even though I didn’t have their problems. I read the Mother in Law and liked it also. Kudos to the author Sally H.

A good read from start to finish

The author peels back layers and layers to disclose a truth none of the characters wanted to face. Well written and a good focus on abuse that can be subtle and devastating leading each family member to doubt their own reality.

Quite good

Wow these girls have problems. It kept me me on my toes trying to keep up with the narrators character voice changes. Barely detectable. P

Live this book

Interesting from start to finish. Glad I bought this one. Was not too far-fetched so I appreciated the women characters not being portrayed as idiots

Great, fast-paced book!

Good writing. very interesting plot. A lot of unexpected twists and turns in the story. Strong female protagonists!

Entertaining

I really enjoyed this book. Most of the characters were people I really liked and became fully invested in their lives. The narrators were excellent and the storyline is binge worthy! It’s worth the credit!

Great book for listening

This book is not weighty, even though it addresses some serious issues, but is exactly the kind of book that I prefer to listen to as opposed to read. Since I am usually driving while using Audible, I have learned that lighter entertainment, an uncomplicated plot, and a “page turner” is best in the Audible format. I’ll save more literary stories for actual reading. I’m recommending this book to all fans of Liane Moriarty.