The Last Wife
- Author Karen Hamilton
- Narrator Lucy Paterson
- Publisher Headline
- Run Time 10 hours and 16 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction.
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What to expect
How far would you go to fulfil a promise to your oldest friend?
Nina, in the final days of her illness, asks her best friend Marie to look after her family when she's gone. And Marie does everything she can to step into Nina's shoes after her friend's tragic death. She tries to do the best by Nina, tries to be there for Nina's young children, tries to support Nina's grieving husband, tries to keep their lives on track despite their terrible loss.
But when Marie discovers a dark secret that Nina had kept concealed, she is forced to confront the past, and those shared secrets come back to haunt her too.
Tense, heart-breaking and utterly gripping, The Last Wife explores the real nature of love and friendship - and just how fragile every relationship can be in the face of the secrets we hide from each other.
(P)2020 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
Critics Review
Taut and tense from the first page to the closing paragraphs – a touching tale that really hit home
Fast-moving and fun, with an obsessive, Machiavellian, yet enjoyably self-aware narrator
If you enjoyed The Perfect Girlfriend you’ll love The Last Wife – another fabulously dark central character with a great twisty plot
Such a twisty ride! You are going to love this
Karen Hamilton has a rare gift for character quite unlike other writers. She gets beneath the skin of damaged, fragile and obsessive women in a way that is utterly compelling. I could not tear myself away as Marie claimed the life of her dead friend Nina with devastating consequences. This is a five-star, one-sitting read
A wonderfully twisted female protagonist
This dramatic psychological thriller makes you want to carry on reading
An addictive domestic thriller that will keep you guessing to the end
A dramatic and intense psychological read
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