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My Husband's Wives
- Author
- Faith Hogan
- Narrator
- Flora Montgomery
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 5 February 2026
- Run Time
- 9 hours 44 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Is it better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved?
Paul Starr, Ireland's leading cardiologist, dies in a car crash with a pregnant young woman by his side.
United in their grief and the love of one man, four women are thrown together in an attempt to come to terms with life after Paul. They soon realise they never really knew him at all.
As they begin to form unlikely friendships, Paul's death proves to be the catalyst that enables them to become the people they always wanted to be.
From the #1 bestselling Irish author of The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club comes an emotional story about finding new friends and living life to the fullest, that will appeal to fans of Sheila O'Flanagan, Heidi Swain and Liz Fenwick.
Praise for Faith Hogan:
'Joyful, life-affirming and inspirational' – Heidi Swain
'Heartwarming and emotional' – Liz Fenwick
'A heart-rending, uplifting and beautifully written journey of female friendship... I loved being transported to Ireland's wild Atlantic coast' – Phillipa Ashley
'Faith Hogan navigates beautifully between the community and the individual, forensically investigating moral issues and loyalties with an unflinching, yet humane eye. She is one of the most original and exciting writers to emerge from Ireland in recent times' – Afric McGlinchey
'An intricately woven story of love, jealousy and misunderstanding' – Diney Costeloe
'A cracking good story... An ideal beach read' – Connaught Telegraph
'A fantastic summer read' – Irish Daily Star
'A heart-warming story of love, loss, family and friendship' – The Bookseller
'Spanning several decades and generations, Secrets We Keep is a hugely ambitious novel... With its engaging storyline and sense of place this is an absorbing and entertaining read' – Sunday Independent (Dublin)
Critics Review
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Faith Hogan navigates beautifully between the community and the individual, forensically investigating moral issues and loyalties with an unflinching, yet humane eye. She is one of the most original and exciting writers to emerge from Ireland in recent times
Afric McGlinchey, award winning poet and author
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An intricately woven story of love, jealousy and misunderstanding
Diney Costeloe
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An astonishing story of love, loss, jealously and every messy, complex human emotion in between. I absolute loved this
Claudia Carroll
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A heart-warming story of love, loss, family and friendship
The Bookseller
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Details
- Author
- Faith Hogan
- Narrator
- Flora Montgomery
- Duration
- 9 hours 44 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 February 2026
- ISBN
- 9781035925629
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Family life fiction / Stories about family
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents My Husband's Wives by Faith Hogan, read by Flora Montgomery. Is it better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved? Paul Starr, Ireland's leading cardiologist, dies in a car crash with a pregnant young woman by his side.United in their grief and the love of one man, four women are thrown together in an attempt to come to terms with life after Paul. They soon realise they never really knew him at all.As they begin to form unlikely friendships, Paul's death proves to be the catalyst that enables them to become the people they always wanted to be.From the #1 bestselling Irish author of The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club comes an emotional story about finding new friends and living life to the fullest, that will appeal to fans of Sheila O'Flanagan, Heidi Swain and Liz Fenwick.Praise for Faith Hogan: 'Joyful, life-affirming and inspirational' – Heidi Swain'Heartwarming and emotional' – Liz Fenwick'A heart-rending, uplifting and beautifully written journey of female friendship... I loved being transported to Ireland's wild Atlantic coast' – Phillipa Ashley'Faith Hogan navigates beautifully between the community and the individual, forensically investigating moral issues and loyalties with an unflinching, yet humane eye. She is one of the most original and exciting writers to emerge from Ireland in recent times' – Afric McGlinchey'An intricately woven story of love, jealousy and misunderstanding' – Diney Costeloe'A cracking good story... An ideal beach read' – Connaught Telegraph'A fantastic summer read' – Irish Daily Star'A heart-warming story of love, loss, family and friendship' – The Bookseller'Spanning several decades and generations, Secrets We Keep is a hugely ambitious novel... With its engaging storyline and sense of place this is an absorbing and entertaining read' – Sunday Independent (Dublin)
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