The Younger Wife
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Summary
THE HUSBAND
A heart surgeon at the top of his field， Stephen Aston is getting married again。 But first he must divorce his current wife， even though she can no longer speak for herself。
THE DAUGHTERS
Tully and Rachel Aston look upon their father’s fiancée， Heather， as nothing but an interloper。 Heather is younger than both of them。 Clearly， she’s after their father’s money。
THE FORMER WIFE
With their mother in a precarious position， Tully and Rachel are determined to get to the truth about their family’s secrets， the new wife closing in， and who their father really is。
THE YOUNGER WIFE
Heather has secrets of her own。 Will getting to the truth unleash the most dangerous impulses in all of them？
A heart surgeon at the top of his field， Stephen Aston is getting married again。 But first he must divorce his current wife， even though she can no longer speak for herself。
THE DAUGHTERS
Tully and Rachel Aston look upon their father’s fiancée， Heather， as nothing but an interloper。 Heather is younger than both of them。 Clearly， she’s after their father’s money。
THE FORMER WIFE
With their mother in a precarious position， Tully and Rachel are determined to get to the truth about their family’s secrets， the new wife closing in， and who their father really is。
THE YOUNGER WIFE
Heather has secrets of her own。 Will getting to the truth unleash the most dangerous impulses in all of them？
Reviews
Dana
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Yet another intriguing read from Sally Hepworth！ I enjoyed following the backstories of daughters， Tully and Rachel， along with their father， Stephen， and soon-to-be stepmother， Heather。 Add in their mother， Pamela， suffering from Alzheimer's， and there are twists that I didn't see coming。 It was incredibly hard to put down， and I highly recommend！Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for my review copy！ Yet another intriguing read from Sally Hepworth！ I enjoyed following the backstories of daughters， Tully and Rachel， along with their father， Stephen， and soon-to-be stepmother， Heather。 Add in their mother， Pamela， suffering from Alzheimer's， and there are twists that I didn't see coming。 It was incredibly hard to put down， and I highly recommend！Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for my review copy！ 。。。more
Marlee Waldman
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I love sally Hepworth books so much they just get better and better。 She writes such intricate characters so beautifully and does multiple perspective chapters really well without it being confusing。 I love the sister dynamic and how they grew together throughout the book。 Sonny was the best character and I loved how she paired a untrustworthy male character with a really honest good one in this novel， it really highlighted the difference between him and Stephen。 My favorite part of books like t I love sally Hepworth books so much they just get better and better。 She writes such intricate characters so beautifully and does multiple perspective chapters really well without it being confusing。 I love the sister dynamic and how they grew together throughout the book。 Sonny was the best character and I loved how she paired a untrustworthy male character with a really honest good one in this novel， it really highlighted the difference between him and Stephen。 My favorite part of books like this is when you aren’t sure what to think of the narrator and end up liking them instead of the original skepticism leaning towards dislike （I loved heather at the end）。 Sally’s books are my favorite and I will add this to the list I recommend！！！ 。。。more
Jazzie077
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The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth。 Pub Date: April 5， 2022。 Rating: 🌟🌟🌟。 This was a tough one for me to rate because my expectations were high， but after reading the book it wasn’t what I expected it to be。 I usually love this author’s work， but this one felt flat and not like her usual writing。 She definitely added the family drama that she is known to write about， but I felt the plot was driven by multiple variations of trauma the characters experienced/were experiencing。 Loved the background The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth。 Pub Date: April 5， 2022。 Rating: 🌟🌟🌟。 This was a tough one for me to rate because my expectations were high， but after reading the book it wasn’t what I expected it to be。 I usually love this author’s work， but this one felt flat and not like her usual writing。 She definitely added the family drama that she is known to write about， but I felt the plot was driven by multiple variations of trauma the characters experienced/were experiencing。 Loved the background she added in acknowledgments of the idea for the water bottle though！ I will still read this author’s books， but this one wasn’t a favorite。 Thanks to St。 Martin’s Press and NetGalley for this e-arc in exchange for my honest review。 #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookworm #igreads #theyoungerwife #stmartinspress #netgalley @netgalley @stmartinspress 。。。more
Jennifer Newell
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This was not your typical older guy divorces his wife to marry a much younger woman。 Secrets have a way of coming out in unexpected ways。 Rachel and Tully love their mother and are shocked to hear not long after putting her in a nursing home that their dad is going to marry Heather， a woman younger than them。 Each girl from their vantage point see the events that are happening。 When the money is found in an unexpected location Rachel begins to wonder what was going on in her parents marriage。 Wi This was not your typical older guy divorces his wife to marry a much younger woman。 Secrets have a way of coming out in unexpected ways。 Rachel and Tully love their mother and are shocked to hear not long after putting her in a nursing home that their dad is going to marry Heather， a woman younger than them。 Each girl from their vantage point see the events that are happening。 When the money is found in an unexpected location Rachel begins to wonder what was going on in her parents marriage。 Will Stephen and Heather get married？ Will Rachel figure out where the money came from？This was a suspenseful story that kept me reading until the end。 Thank you Netgalley for complimentary copy。 。。。more
Susan
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Sisters Rachel and Tully are shocked enough when their father invites them to lunch to meet his new girlfriend， Heather， and even more shocked when he announces his engagement。 Not only is Heather very young， their mother is still very much alive and married to their father。Both sisters have enough problems and secrets in their own lives。 Tully is about to lose her home and Rachel is terrified to act on her attraction to her new delivery man， Darcy。Heather， too， is keeping secrets。 But as Rachel Sisters Rachel and Tully are shocked enough when their father invites them to lunch to meet his new girlfriend， Heather， and even more shocked when he announces his engagement。 Not only is Heather very young， their mother is still very much alive and married to their father。Both sisters have enough problems and secrets in their own lives。 Tully is about to lose her home and Rachel is terrified to act on her attraction to her new delivery man， Darcy。Heather， too， is keeping secrets。 But as Rachel begins to suspect her father of horrible behavior， she grows closer to both Tully and Heather。 Sally Hepworth has again crafted an exquisite suspense novel with unusual family dynamics， grounded by genuine affection。 This novel is both heartbreaking and hilarious。 #TheYoungerWife #NetGalley 。。。more
Tina
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I really enjoyed The Younger Wife。 In fact I just bought another book by Sally Hepworth to read next。 If you enjoy books that keep you on your toes and constantly thinking， then this is a book for you。 In fact， it still has me thinking and guessing after the book is over with。 Rachel’s and Tullys Mom was placed in a nursing home because of Alzheimer’s。 When they were cleaning out her stuff， they found almost $100K hidden and had no clue where it came from。 Their father who claims he loves his wi I really enjoyed The Younger Wife。 In fact I just bought another book by Sally Hepworth to read next。 If you enjoy books that keep you on your toes and constantly thinking， then this is a book for you。 In fact， it still has me thinking and guessing after the book is over with。 Rachel’s and Tullys Mom was placed in a nursing home because of Alzheimer’s。 When they were cleaning out her stuff， they found almost $100K hidden and had no clue where it came from。 Their father who claims he loves his wife becomes engaged to a younger woman and divorces his ill wife。 This cause more confusion in his daughters’ already complicated lives。 Then they start seeing hints that he may have been abusive as a husband。 Is there Dad one of the good guys or could he be an abusive husband who beat his wife so much to cause Alzheimer’s？ Did he abuse his previous wife they didn’t know about？ Is his abusing his fiancé？ I really enjoyed the mystery。 。。。more
Kara P
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I got this as and ARC Audiobook on #netgalley。 First the narrator was so good！ I know I've heard her before I just can't remember where。 I need to lookup her audiobooks because I'll try anthing she's read。I enjoyed this book but I feel like I've read many other similar stories to this。 It's got several characters and those are books I prefer to READ vs Listen too it was not hard to keep track of who was who listening to this one。 Rachel and Tully's mom is in a memory care facility and their dad I got this as and ARC Audiobook on #netgalley。 First the narrator was so good！ I know I've heard her before I just can't remember where。 I need to lookup her audiobooks because I'll try anthing she's read。I enjoyed this book but I feel like I've read many other similar stories to this。 It's got several characters and those are books I prefer to READ vs Listen too it was not hard to keep track of who was who listening to this one。 Rachel and Tully's mom is in a memory care facility and their dad meets and falls in love with a girl their age， and decides to marry her。 It's a Roller coaster and Definately worth a read！ 。。。more
Tina
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Told from the POV of three women， this was an interesting study in humanity。 The Younger Woman is a family drama about the relationship between a successful doctor and his new， younger girlfriend。 Their engagement and impending nuptials bring about serious family drama and dark， hidden secrets that lead to a bloody and startling conclusion。 Pamela has dementia， and her husband Stephen is read to divorce her so that he can move on to his next wife。 He becomes engaged Heather， a woman younger than Told from the POV of three women， this was an interesting study in humanity。 The Younger Woman is a family drama about the relationship between a successful doctor and his new， younger girlfriend。 Their engagement and impending nuptials bring about serious family drama and dark， hidden secrets that lead to a bloody and startling conclusion。 Pamela has dementia， and her husband Stephen is read to divorce her so that he can move on to his next wife。 He becomes engaged Heather， a woman younger than his daughters Rachel and Tully。 As we read the POVs of three women we realize all of them deal with serious issues， keeping secrets from each other。 Not everyone will make it through the wedding unscathed。 I highly recommend this book。 It is an amazing psychological thriller that will keep you hooked up till the end！ 。。。more
Alyssa
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Loved this audiobook。 It was a bit confusing at first but I got it after a little while。 So many twists and turns ！
Katie Schmidt
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CW: rape， domestic violence， murder， miscarriage， parent deathAs usual with Sally's books， I loved this。 If you have watched any of Sally's livestreams on social media， you'll know that she is very witty， and I love that her personality comes through in this book。 I saw quite a few reviews that said the ending wasn't that good， but I liked it。 The book touches on some dark topics， which is good to be aware of going in， but doesn't go into excessive detail， which， again， worked really well for th CW: rape， domestic violence， murder， miscarriage， parent deathAs usual with Sally's books， I loved this。 If you have watched any of Sally's livestreams on social media， you'll know that she is very witty， and I love that her personality comes through in this book。 I saw quite a few reviews that said the ending wasn't that good， but I liked it。 The book touches on some dark topics， which is good to be aware of going in， but doesn't go into excessive detail， which， again， worked really well for the mystery and suspense in the plot。 She also mentions the pandemic， which adds another layer to the plot because it's something everyone has been through and can relate to。 I just can't say enough good things about Sally's books！ Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for an ALC of this novel in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Louise Foerster
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THE YOUNGER WIFE is trademark Sally Hepworth: whip smart， heart gripping， elegantly wrought， and so very wise。 The final straw breaking a family's perfect facade is the father's decision to divorce his dementia-lost wife to marry a woman younger than his two adult daughters。 Between Heather， Tully， and Rachel， past and present are woven brilliantly in a gripping story that drew me in and did not let me go until the final words。 As in all her work， Hepworth charges straight for the heart of who w THE YOUNGER WIFE is trademark Sally Hepworth: whip smart， heart gripping， elegantly wrought， and so very wise。 The final straw breaking a family's perfect facade is the father's decision to divorce his dementia-lost wife to marry a woman younger than his two adult daughters。 Between Heather， Tully， and Rachel， past and present are woven brilliantly in a gripping story that drew me in and did not let me go until the final words。 As in all her work， Hepworth charges straight for the heart of who we are and how we live and love our complicated lives。 I received an early copy of this book and this review is my own unbiased opinion。 。。。more
Annarella
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It's a page turner， disturbing and gripping at the same time。 It's one of those book you start and can't stop reading even if you dislike the characters and it drives you to some very dark places。The author did an excellent job in developing plot and characters。 I wasn't in love with the ending but I think it's a gripping read。Recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine It's a page turner， disturbing and gripping at the same time。 It's one of those book you start and can't stop reading even if you dislike the characters and it drives you to some very dark places。The author did an excellent job in developing plot and characters。 I wasn't in love with the ending but I think it's a gripping read。Recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine 。。。more
Jessica Foster
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I'm a Sally Hepworth fan！ I love the way her books revolve around family but have unique， mystery twists to go along with it。 At first， I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about The Younger Wife。 It took me several chapters to feel fully invested in Rachel， Tully， and Heather。 I also kept wanting more from the wedding scene that starts off the book。 They were like the cracker crumbs of Hansel and Gretel， leading us to the witch or in this case， the reveal of what exactly transpired on that day I'm a Sally Hepworth fan！ I love the way her books revolve around family but have unique， mystery twists to go along with it。 At first， I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about The Younger Wife。 It took me several chapters to feel fully invested in Rachel， Tully， and Heather。 I also kept wanting more from the wedding scene that starts off the book。 They were like the cracker crumbs of Hansel and Gretel， leading us to the witch or in this case， the reveal of what exactly transpired on that day and why。 All in all， I was never confident in my decision on what I thought was going on， and while the ending was a bit shocking， I still can't decide if I liked or agreed with the ending。 I sort of wish she had left me with doubt in this case instead of an answer。 Still a fun read that I read in no time。 。。。more
Dana
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I have read and loved ALL of Sally Hepworths books。 I was SO excited when St。 Martin's Press sent me a gifted copy！Hello dysfunctional family dynamics！ That's putting things lightly。 Hepworth sure knows how to create interesting characters。 Annnd we've got my fav， multiple POVs！ Yes please！ Domestic Suspense fans， this one is for you！That ending though。 This would make such a fantastic book club read。 The discussion would certainly be lively！ Thanks again to St。 Martin's Press for my gifted copy I have read and loved ALL of Sally Hepworths books。 I was SO excited when St。 Martin's Press sent me a gifted copy！Hello dysfunctional family dynamics！ That's putting things lightly。 Hepworth sure knows how to create interesting characters。 Annnd we've got my fav， multiple POVs！ Yes please！ Domestic Suspense fans， this one is for you！That ending though。 This would make such a fantastic book club read。 The discussion would certainly be lively！ Thanks again to St。 Martin's Press for my gifted copy！ Trigger warnings: family violence， rape， gaslighting， alcoholism， eating disorders， dementia & kleptomania。 。。。more
Elizabeth Hein
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Sally Hepworth is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors。 I flew through The Younger Wife in a few sittings。 The plot has enough twists and turns to keep you uncertain of what actually happened in the past and what will happen next。 Beyond the compelling plots， Sally Hepworth’s characters are what make her novels great。 Each of the point of view characters are deeply flawed and completely relatable。 Tully， Rachel， and Heather each have their personal demons and are coping as well as they ca Sally Hepworth is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors。 I flew through The Younger Wife in a few sittings。 The plot has enough twists and turns to keep you uncertain of what actually happened in the past and what will happen next。 Beyond the compelling plots， Sally Hepworth’s characters are what make her novels great。 Each of the point of view characters are deeply flawed and completely relatable。 Tully， Rachel， and Heather each have their personal demons and are coping as well as they can， albeit a bit dysfunctionally。 It is rare to see compulsive behavior traits depicted with such sincere empathy。 If you like Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen’s novels， you will love The Younger Wife。 Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced copy of the novel for review。 。。。more
Darrah
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Sally Hepworth is a favorite thriller author。 I just love how effectively she can craft such a twisty tale--she truly excels at domestic suspense。 The Younger Wife is about a close-knit family （with two adult daughters） that splinters when the dad announces he’s getting married。 The problem–he’s still married to their mom， even if she lives at a dementia care facility。The new woman–Heather– is the same age as one of the daughters–and they voice their strong reservations of their father’s new rel Sally Hepworth is a favorite thriller author。 I just love how effectively she can craft such a twisty tale--she truly excels at domestic suspense。 The Younger Wife is about a close-knit family （with two adult daughters） that splinters when the dad announces he’s getting married。 The problem–he’s still married to their mom， even if she lives at a dementia care facility。The new woman–Heather– is the same age as one of the daughters–and they voice their strong reservations of their father’s new relationship。 Heather may be young， but she knows what she wants， and how to get it。 The girls know she must be hiding something， and they’re determined to dig deep enough to find out what。Sisters Rachel and Tully each have their own secrets， some from the past and some from the present， that are quickly rising to the surface。 Narrators Barrie Kreinik， Caroline Lee， Jessica Douglas-Henry， Zoe Carides take turns voicing the female main characters。 We mostly rotate through sisters Tully and Rachel Aston and their soon-to-be stepmother Heather， but get a few chapters from a mystery wedding guest。 The guest’s chapters bring us to the present every once in a while， where we know something terrible involving the other characters has happened， then we go back to unraveling more and more of the past， until finally the timelines merge。 It’s such an interesting way to tell the story， and super effective at keeping the reader totally invested。It’s about 11 hours， 30 minutes， but it’s so propulsive you’ll easily be able to devour this story！ Thanks to MacMillan Audio and SMP for an ALC via NetGalley Shelf。 。。。more
Susan Ballard
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3。5 🌟I admit I didn’t love this one as much as THE GOOD SISTER。 But I still enjoyed the layered characters， and serious topics brought to light here。 Sisters Tully and Rachel are shocked to learn that their father， Stephen， is getting married again。 A couple of things don’t sit well with them。 First of all， Heather， his fiance， is around their age。 But what is really upsetting is that their father is still married to their mother。 Unfortunately， their mother suffers from dementia， and Stephen is 3。5 🌟I admit I didn’t love this one as much as THE GOOD SISTER。 But I still enjoyed the layered characters， and serious topics brought to light here。 Sisters Tully and Rachel are shocked to learn that their father， Stephen， is getting married again。 A couple of things don’t sit well with them。 First of all， Heather， his fiance， is around their age。 But what is really upsetting is that their father is still married to their mother。 Unfortunately， their mother suffers from dementia， and Stephen is requesting a divorce。 The book begins with an act of violence， and we are left wondering what happened。 As the story unfolds， we learn that both sisters have unresolved traumas and issues。 We also learn of Heather’s traumatic past。 But what all comes into question is Stephen’s big secret， and is it true？I feel like I don’t know for sure what happened， and with this serious of subjects （emotional and physical abuse）， it left me a bit unsettled。 There are some interesting elements here， and the pace moves along quickly。 I just felt like the unreliability factor was a little overdone。 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐢𝐟𝐞 is a tangled domestic drama， and I look forward to reading what Sally Hepworth writes next。Thank you to @stmartinspress for this gifted ebook。 。。。more
Lauren
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The Younger Wife opens at a wedding between Stephen， a man in his 60s， and Heather， a woman in her 30s。 Stephen is not only marrying a woman 30 years his junior， but she is younger than both of his 30-something daughters， Rachel and Tully。 He also recently managed to secure a divorce with his ex-wife， who has advanced-stage dementia， in order to marry Heather。 Generally。。。it's a super questionable situation。 After the ceremony， the newlyweds， the officiant of the wedding， and several family memb The Younger Wife opens at a wedding between Stephen， a man in his 60s， and Heather， a woman in her 30s。 Stephen is not only marrying a woman 30 years his junior， but she is younger than both of his 30-something daughters， Rachel and Tully。 He also recently managed to secure a divorce with his ex-wife， who has advanced-stage dementia， in order to marry Heather。 Generally。。。it's a super questionable situation。 After the ceremony， the newlyweds， the officiant of the wedding， and several family members file into a room， where the couple is to sign their paperwork。 The wedding guests hear a woman's scream and a loud thud。 Ambulances are called。Then the book rewinds to one year prior to the wedding and we rotate between three perspectives: Heather， and the two daughters， Rachel and Tully， as we try to piece together what occured at the wedding。Overall， I really enjoyed Hepworth's writing， and this was definitely a page-turner that I could not stop reading。 I think Hepworth did an incredibly good job creating three very different， very multi-faceted and complex female characters。 I was rooting for all of them even though I found them all incredibly imperfect in their own ways。 I thought this book discussed addiction， relationship violence， domestic abuse， and gaslighting in a very realistic way （although， admittedly， these are not things I've personally experienced）。The plot twist was somewhat anti-climactic （I guessed it at about 60%）， but it didn't bother me。 After reading a few thrillers with totally unbelievable twists and conclusions， I actually found this one really refreshing。 Four stars！**Thank you to St。 Martin's Press and NetGalley for providing me with a free e-copy of this book in exchange for my honest review** 。。。more
Jill （chill_jilland_read）
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Eh。 Let me preface this by saying I’m not super focused on my reading lately so that could be why I’m not impressed with this one。Sally Hepworth’s books are typically 5 stars for me because she writes so well。 This book is no exception with the amazing characterizations and wild drama。 The twists and overall pace just didn’t work for me so I can’t rate it as high。
Wendy LeGrand
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I thought this was a solid effort from Ms。 Hepworth， but this story fell way short of my expectations。 My first read of hers， and I was very intrigued。 I heard such glowing reviews for The Good Sister， it had me anxiously wanting to read this book。 As I was reading this story， the thought that kept running through my head was， this is one dysfunctional family！ The father， Stephen， may be a renowned heart surgeon， but that doesn’t automatically make him a good person， husband， or father。 In fact， I thought this was a solid effort from Ms。 Hepworth， but this story fell way short of my expectations。 My first read of hers， and I was very intrigued。 I heard such glowing reviews for The Good Sister， it had me anxiously wanting to read this book。 As I was reading this story， the thought that kept running through my head was， this is one dysfunctional family！ The father， Stephen， may be a renowned heart surgeon， but that doesn’t automatically make him a good person， husband， or father。 In fact， I was not a fan of his， at all。I was drawn into this story immediately by the unnamed female narrator describing the wedding she’s attending of Stephen and his new bride， Heather， all while his ex-wife is sitting in the front row。 Something is described as happening off page by this narrator that leads the reader to believe someone is killed at the wedding。I was not so much a fan of reading the scenes that took place in the past， although they’re all meant to make me understand why Tully and Rachel are the way they are now。 I never was able to form a connection with Tully， only partially with Rachel， and just downright didn’t like Heather at all， most likely because I had created a preconceived notion of her for stealing a defenseless woman’s husband。 Not all is as I thought， though。I admit I was shocked that the women in this book were painted in such a poor picture， but the men were all wonderful。 Except for the gaslighting that was going on， of course… I mean， making these women feel like maybe everything that happened to them truly didn’t happen？ Or that they’re not remembering events correctly？ Possibly because they’re maybe crazy， or drunk， or any other undesirable trait？ Worst ending ever， in my opinion。 I don’t even want to talk about it。Thank you to Netgalley and St。 Martin’s Press for providing me with an advanced review copy of this book in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion。 。。。more
Tam📖
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I look forward to Sally Hepworth’s book。 It was good but the ending was a little unsatisfying for me。
Taejasvi
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"Perhaps the very worst people had some good in them， and perhaps the very best had some bad。" This is a well-crafted book about a dysfunctional family that thinks they are functional。 Steven， his daughters Rachel and Tunny， his new very young fiancee Heather， and his current wife who suffers from dementia all have their own secrets。 The book starts off at Steven and Heather's wedding， where someone has gotten very hurt and there is a lot of confusion。 The story cuts back in time to start from t "Perhaps the very worst people had some good in them， and perhaps the very best had some bad。" This is a well-crafted book about a dysfunctional family that thinks they are functional。 Steven， his daughters Rachel and Tunny， his new very young fiancee Heather， and his current wife who suffers from dementia all have their own secrets。 The book starts off at Steven and Heather's wedding， where someone has gotten very hurt and there is a lot of confusion。 The story cuts back in time to start from the beginning， and we get clue after clue about what happens on that dreadful wedding day。 Things I loved:- the different voices and perspectives on the audiobook made me feel like the characters were speaking to me- the way that the sisters supported each other through thick and thin Not my favorites: - the lack of emotions that the writing seemed to have， since the book dealt with some major emotional stuff。 - the ending was just not what I was hoping for， but was a surprise！ CW: alcohol abuse， death， murder， domestic abuse， kleptomania， rape， manipulation， gaslighting 。。。more
Tonya
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Messy family matters are often crazy and sometimes hilarious （as long as they aren't happening in real life。） Author Sally Hepworth excels at weaving a story so intricately connected and dramatic and The Younger Wife is a perfect example of her storytelling skills。 Two daughters are coming to grips with their dad divorcing their mom and getting ready to marry a woman their own age。 Secrets are never as fun when kept， and they seem to explode just before the wedding。 Daughters Rachel and Tully as Messy family matters are often crazy and sometimes hilarious （as long as they aren't happening in real life。） Author Sally Hepworth excels at weaving a story so intricately connected and dramatic and The Younger Wife is a perfect example of her storytelling skills。 Two daughters are coming to grips with their dad divorcing their mom and getting ready to marry a woman their own age。 Secrets are never as fun when kept， and they seem to explode just before the wedding。 Daughters Rachel and Tully as well as the newly engaged Heather tell their stories in their narration of this crazy， drama filled novel。 Searching for the truth may just reveal more answers than they intend， but you have to read all the way to the end to figure out how this novel ends！！ Definitely an enjoyable read！Thank you to NetGalley， St。 Martin's Press and author Sally Hepworth for my digital review copy for me to read and enjoy。 As always， my opinions are voluntary and my own。 。。。more
Lisa Leone-campbell
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The Younger Wife is a wonderful mystery puzzle in which pieces from the past and present are fitted together and by the end you have a completed masterpiece！The story begins at a wedding and the narrator is unknown to the reader。 During a wedding ceremony something bad happens。 What？ We have no idea。 Then the real account begins。Stephen Aston a prominent well-liked doctor is getting married to a much younger woman Heather Wisher。 They met while Heather， an interior decorator was working on he an The Younger Wife is a wonderful mystery puzzle in which pieces from the past and present are fitted together and by the end you have a completed masterpiece！The story begins at a wedding and the narrator is unknown to the reader。 During a wedding ceremony something bad happens。 What？ We have no idea。 Then the real account begins。Stephen Aston a prominent well-liked doctor is getting married to a much younger woman Heather Wisher。 They met while Heather， an interior decorator was working on he and his wife Pam’s house。 Pam unfortunately was in the beginning stages of dementia and is now in an institute。 Stephen and Pam fell in love and Stephen has divorced Pam and proposed to Heather。Stephen has two adult children。 Rachel， a baker and Tully， a stay-at-home mom。 Both are livid that their father is marrying this younger woman。 They think she is only after his money and doesn’t really care about him。 How could their father desert their mother this way？But both Rachel and Tully have their own issues。 Tully has been stealing trinkets from stores since she was eleven years old。 For some reason when her anxiety gets too high， this calms her down。 She has never told anyone about her habit， not even her husband。 Now she has just found out that her husband Sonny made a bad business choice and they have lost everything。 Her kleptomania has kicked into high gear。Rachel was a beautiful young athletic woman back in the day who went on constant dates and was a runner。 Until something happened and she stopped。 She stopped dating and she stopped running。 Now， her anxiety is lessened by food， particularly the sweets she bakes。Heather， the now fiancée of Stephen has herself had a disturbing life。 Her father was an alcoholic who beat her mother。 Although she truly loves Stephen， she has not told him about her past because she is embarrassed and is afraid of losing him。 In the back of her mind， she has always been terrified she would make the same mistake in marriage just as her mother did。 She understands Stephen’s daughter’s concerns but wants to try and gain their trust。Then Rachel finds a hot water bottle in the closet of her parent’s house and in it is almost one hundred thousand dollars in cash and mysterious notes in her mother’s handwriting。 As Rachel tries to figure out where this money came from， a difficult feat since her mother has very little memory left， she begins to wonder if this money was something her mother had been stashing in secret to get away from her father。Rachel begins to think back on all the “accidents” her mother had had while she was growing up and begins to think perhaps， they were actually something else。 She begins to see her father in a different light and her concern turns to Heather。So， what happened right after the ceremony？ Someone was hurt， but who？The Younger Wife weaves this curiously mysterious story throughout the book in true Hepworth fashion and explodes in the incredible last few pages and will leave you shaking your head in wonder！Thank you #NetGalley #St。Martin’sPress #TheYoungerWife #SallyHepworth for the advanced copy。 。。。more
Dani Boise
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Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for this ALC of The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth。Admittedly， I listened to The Good Sister earlier this year and did not like it。 I was intrigued by the description of this book so willing to give the author another shot :） I'm glad I requested and was approved because this was quite the ride。 Each character is flawed， with their own issues， but not 100% unlikable。 I liked the sisters' relationship throughout the story and how it changed over the experi Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for this ALC of The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth。Admittedly， I listened to The Good Sister earlier this year and did not like it。 I was intrigued by the description of this book so willing to give the author another shot :） I'm glad I requested and was approved because this was quite the ride。 Each character is flawed， with their own issues， but not 100% unlikable。 I liked the sisters' relationship throughout the story and how it changed over the experiences。 The gaslighting is insane but （from an outsiders perspective） well-written to show what real-life might look like for someone in that kind of relationship。 I liked the narration。 There are 4 narrators for each of the 4 POVs。 I found them to be quite expressive which I love in a narrator。Overall this was a 3。25 for me。 Not my favorite but I'd still recommend it - especially the audio！ 。。。more
Morgan
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The Younger Wife audio was so good！ I loved the Australian accents of the different narrators; their voices really pulled me into each character’s individuality and helped with setting the scene for the story to take place in Australia。This book takes the cliche of an older man marrying a much younger woman and turns it into something totally different， which really kept my attention throughout。 I don’t know how I would react if my father started dating someone my age while he was still technica The Younger Wife audio was so good！ I loved the Australian accents of the different narrators; their voices really pulled me into each character’s individuality and helped with setting the scene for the story to take place in Australia。This book takes the cliche of an older man marrying a much younger woman and turns it into something totally different， which really kept my attention throughout。 I don’t know how I would react if my father started dating someone my age while he was still technically married to my mother， but Rachel and Tully come together as sisters， even through their differences， to try to be understanding and welcoming for their father and his new bride to be。 However， what they think they’ve known about their father all their lives starts to unravel piece by piece until he becomes someone they don’t even recognize。 The twists and turns were subtle but they were powerful。 I was also very surprised by the heavy hitting topics that were sprinkled throughout the various characters’ lives， such as mental illness， dementia and Alzheimer’s， rape， domestic violence， etc。 this made the characters feel so real because none of them were remotely close to being perfect。 Definitely one of my must read authors now！ 。。。more
Hi'D's Book Hub
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What an amazing book and my first read from Hepworth！ I was so drawn in by this thriller and immediately wanted to learn all the family secrets…but only allowed myself to read a few chapters a day so I could savor it！ I’m such a fan of domestic suspense novels I’ve added all of Sally’s books to my TBR！
Annette
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This one was a highly anticipated read for me， but when I got to it， it didn't quite live up to expectations。 It was a hard one for me to decide how I felt and how to rate it because the book left me feeling meh and a bit confused as well after it was all over。 It was a mixed bag for me leaving it at a solid 3 stars。I've never read a book by this author before so maybe this is her style and others didn't get mixed feelings over the story， but it left me feeling uncertain about a lot of what I re This one was a highly anticipated read for me， but when I got to it， it didn't quite live up to expectations。 It was a hard one for me to decide how I felt and how to rate it because the book left me feeling meh and a bit confused as well after it was all over。 It was a mixed bag for me leaving it at a solid 3 stars。I've never read a book by this author before so maybe this is her style and others didn't get mixed feelings over the story， but it left me feeling uncertain about a lot of what I read and what was the actual story or truth to the story。 This very much was like a story with an unreliable narrator for me and I don't know if I've ever read a book with this unreliable of a narrator before and I'm not sure I enjoyed it。It did keep me guessing to the very end and kept me interested enough to read it all in one sitting because I wanted to figure it out and know what was going to happen and what the ending would be。 It is still keeping me guessing about parts of it， which I don't like as much。 This did have some possible triggering materials in it for me and others in regards to abuse， divorce， theft/shoplifting/kleptomania， rape - past reference no details on the page， eating to deal or not deal with the effects of trauma/rape and such。This was about two sisters that have to learn how to deal and cope with their elderly father falling in love and marrying a younger woman while their mother suffers from dementia in a care facility。 A lot of things come to a head at the wedding and leave you wondering if the truth you know is really the truth or not。If you like this author， unreliable narrators， or this type of mystery/thriller then make sure to check it out。 Thanks so much to NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press for letting me read and review this story。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Sally Nimmo
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is the fourth book I’ve read by this author and she’s one I always look forward to reading。 The main characters include Stephen， a well respected heart surgeon; Pam， his wife who’s in a care center due to dementia; daughter Tully， a nervous nellie who handles her stress by shoplifting; Rachel， a baker who deals with a past trauma by sampling a few too many of her desserts; and Heather， Stephen’s fiancé， a possible alcoholic dealing with the abuse she encountered in her childhood home。 Quite This is the fourth book I’ve read by this author and she’s one I always look forward to reading。 The main characters include Stephen， a well respected heart surgeon; Pam， his wife who’s in a care center due to dementia; daughter Tully， a nervous nellie who handles her stress by shoplifting; Rachel， a baker who deals with a past trauma by sampling a few too many of her desserts; and Heather， Stephen’s fiancé， a possible alcoholic dealing with the abuse she encountered in her childhood home。 Quite the family dynamics， wouldn’t you say？ I had an easy time following the story and the characters were well written。 I went through the first two thirds of the book thinking “wow” this could be a five star book， but then for me， the last third fell a bit flat。 Now that I’m reading other reviewers’ thoughts however， I’ve re-evaluated。Here’s what readers seem to be pondering。 Was Stephen secretly a violent abuser of women， or was he the stand-up guy everybody saw？ Many reviewers seem to want to believe he was， in fact， guilty of violence。 Because to think otherwise suggests that the author was meanly stereotyping women as hysterical and delusional。 I beg to differ。 For me， various details exonerate him: —There’s no evidence Pam’s injuries were caused by him， especially since the daughters never saw signs of their parents arguing in the home， and of course， the final answer to the hot water bottle mystery seemed to disprove the “running away from home” theory。 —I initially believed Stephen strangled a drunken Heather until the medical staff questioned the fact that there were no fingerprint marks。 （Admittedly that one is up in the air because my research shows that fingerprint marks are only left 50% of the time。）—The implication that dad was strangling Pam in the church vestibule didn’t ring true to me。 If he was indeed strangling her， he would have been facing her and placing his hands on her throat， but that is not how the author described it。 He was behind her and holding her back because she needed to be restrained。—Aren’t most violent men prone to angry loss of control？ Does it seem reasonable that a violent offender would be as stealthy as Stephen was presented to be？ I’m not buying it。 It was an interesting mystery left open for readers to ponder and discuss。 For that reason， I’m glad I took a second pass on this book and my intended three rating becomes a four。 :）Thanks to NetGalley for the chance to read and review。 。。。more
Alexandra Power
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Rating: 5/5 stars。“The Younger Wife” by Sally Hepworth is a refreshing mystery novel that is one of my absolute favourite books ever。 The beautiful story and intertwining of the three main characters is written so well， that it becomes easy to forget that at the core， there is a mystery to be solved。 The author handles sensitive subject matter remarkably well， with humour injected throughout to diffuse the tension at just the right places。 The author seamlessly switches between the points of vie Rating: 5/5 stars。“The Younger Wife” by Sally Hepworth is a refreshing mystery novel that is one of my absolute favourite books ever。 The beautiful story and intertwining of the three main characters is written so well， that it becomes easy to forget that at the core， there is a mystery to be solved。 The author handles sensitive subject matter remarkably well， with humour injected throughout to diffuse the tension at just the right places。 The author seamlessly switches between the points of view of the three main women characters， who are each so fleshed-out and unique in their own ways， that never once was I confused as to who was the main subject of the chapter。 Masterfully the baton is passed between suspects。 I cannot wait to read more from this author。I highly recommend this book to all adult readers， especially fans of mystery novels， and of Sally Hepworth’s previous publications。*I received a complimentary copy of this book on NetGalley and have provided an honest review。* 。。。more
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