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At first I wanted to belong to this wonderful fractured, but cohesive family of Adrian and his two previous wives, Susie and Caroline, their five children, and his third wife Maya; all of whom have this wonderfully fluid and supportive relationship; all of whom profess to love and admire each other.
I was totally hooked into this family throughout – both of Adrian’s ex wives are wonderful to behold, the children all have their own little quirks and foibles and the emotional resonance of how the adult affairs affect them is insightful and often very sad. A complex tangled web of sentiment is unravelled slowly and surely before our eyes as the truth emerges from the fiction created by Adrian of how well adjusted everyone around him appears to be – the depth of his tunnel vision will at times astound you, and yet it is easy to understand why he suffers convenient blindness to the realities of how his actions have consequences. Create categories on a continuum to describe the degrees of “addicted to love.” At your next book club, discuss what keeps people in the cycle of addiction and what are some possible first steps toward sobriety.Something of a moral fable about modern relationships, this is a smart and enjoyable story Sunday Mirror I liked that these mysteries were able to stand strong -- ( keeping me on my toes), without being a thrasher, chiller, thriller novel.
ABOUT THIS BOOK: In the early hours of an April morning, Maya stumbles into the path of an oncoming bus. In an attempt to move on, after Maya’s death, Adrian tries to find a home for her cat. He meets a woman that opens his eyes to the possibility that maybe things weren’t as great as he once believed. Her role in the story and some of the secrets along the way, played out a little differently than expected. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone comes a riveting family drama with a dark mystery at its core, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Jojo Moyes.First of all, I'd like to thank Random House UK, Cornerstone for allowing me to read and review this book via Net Galley. I love this author.
If you’re after grown-up, brilliantly written intelligent fiction, The Third Wife should be your first choice Sun An emotionally intelligent, brilliantly plotted and beautifully written examination of a very modern family that will keep you gripped until the end. Daily Mail, Books of the Year Jewell does a great job teasing out the mystery. As a reader, I constantly felt as though the plot could go in any direction. There were lots of red herrings thrown into the mix and, for the most part, they served the plot well. There were some aspects of the story that were too easily explained away by complicated coincidences and that frustrated me a little bit in the end, but a lot of the maybes also fit right in with Adrian’s sudden realization that his life is not as idyllic as he wants everyone to believe. Things seemed like maybe they could be sinister because he hadn’t been paying attention to warning signs all along.It is an easy book to read and follow and I imagine would be a great holiday read sitting on a beach - you will probably either love or hate this book, so I would still recommend this to readers of chic lit rather than thrillers and at the end of the day it is only my opinion. Sorry Lisa. We meet Jane... (The mysterious woman), who answers Adrian's add. She comes to see the BILLIE -the CAT, a couple of times. She even considers dating that cat to decide whether or not to take him. We know something is odd about this woman immediately, but we don't know what. She leaves her phone behind...(with no phone numbers on it except Adrian's) From all outward appearances, Maya was the perfect fit for Adrian’s unconventional family. Still immersed in his ex-wives lives and juggling the schedules of his five kids, Maya didn’t have much choice but to be accepting and join in the chaos. It honestly was a strange dynamic. One, I couldn’t ever imagine any woman signing up to be a part of. But, sometimes love makes us do crazy things, right?
The story centered around a man, Adrian Wolfe, and his unique family situation. When the story started off, my heart broke for him. Here’s a guy that just lost his third wife. Yes . . . third. It’s hard to fathom, anyone could believe in love after two failed marriages, but this guy was convinced, he had finally found the one. The woman he was going to spend the rest of his life with. I actually know other friends.. (Families of the '90's they called themselves)... that did just what these people did.
That feeling is at the center of this book. You’ve got Adrian, a fortysomething with five children between two ex-wives whose life if thrown off-balance when his third wife, Maya, is hit and killed by a bus after a night of uncharacteristic excessive drinking. Even though his family is complicated, Adrian believes that they’ve got it all figured out. All three sections of the family can go on vacation together! The ex-wives get a long and the children have welcomed Maya into their lives without batting an eyelash. It’s the perfect set-up.
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