I enjoyed The Husband’s Secret very much. Moriarty tells a good story and keeps you
turning pages –compulsively. She creates
three women characters, Cecilia Fitzpatrick, Tess Curtis and Rachel Crowley and
fleshes each of them out with compelling back stories. The story starts with Cecilia (an annoyingly
perfect person) discovering a sealed
letter addressed to her from her husband with the ominous TO BE OPENED IN THE EVENT OF MY DEATH . John Paul is out of
the country when Cecilia finds the letter and he implores her to not open
it. However, his unexpected early return makes Cecilia
very suspicious and she loses the battle with herself and reads the letter. John
Paul’s secret is life changing .
Tess’s husband has a secret as well he has been having an affair with her
favorite cousin. Rachel Crowley is
searching for the person who killed her daughter in a hit and run twenty years
ago. Moriarty takes us through these
women’s lives and loves and suffering and weaves them all together in a most
believable way. I enjoyed this book so
much I immediately checked out The Hypnotist’s
Love Story I enjoyed it even more than Husband. Try Liane Moriarty she has a realistic view
on modern marriage and relationships and tells a good story in a compelling
manner---she is not just ‘chick lit’
