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The Desperate Wife

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Publish Date
22 March 2021
Run Time
10 hours 46 minutes
Format
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What to expect

*Previously published as The Torn Up Marriage*

His secret tore her world apart . . .

Kate believed she had it all. A loving husband, two beautiful little girls, and a million happy memories still to collect. Everything was how it should be – a family, together.

But Kate discovers she has been living a lie.

Her husband, Michael, has betrayed her in the most unimaginable way, tearing all love and trust to pieces.

Feeling lost and alone, Kate doesn’t know what to believe anymore. With Michael’s secrets exposed and her marriage hanging by a thread, she fears that life may never be the same again.

Only Kate holds the power to forgive. But what will it take to forget?

Brimming with emotion and tension, The Desperate Wife is an unforgettable novel about love, loss, and the impossible choices that life deals us.

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  • ‘Had me emotionally involved right from the start … Brilliantly written’ That Thing She Reads

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Details

Author
Caroline Roberts
Narrator
Lucy Price-Lewis
Duration
10 hours 46 minutes
Release Date
22 March 2021
ISBN
9780008461911
Format
x-book®
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Genre
Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Thriller / suspense fiction

Synopsis

*Previously published as The Torn Up Marriage* His secret tore her world apart . . . Kate believed she had it all. A loving husband, two beautiful little girls, and a million happy memories still to collect. Everything was how it should be – a family, together. But Kate discovers she has been living a lie. Her husband, Michael, has betrayed her in the most unimaginable way, tearing all love and trust to pieces. Feeling lost and alone, Kate doesn’t know what to believe anymore. With Michael’s secrets exposed and her marriage hanging by a thread, she fears that life may never be the same again. Only Kate holds the power to forgive. But what will it take to forget? Brimming with emotion and tension, The Desperate Wife is an unforgettable novel about love, loss, and the impossible choices that life deals us.

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