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The Husband's Secret

The Husband's Secret

The hit novel that launched the author of BIG LITTLE LIES

Summary

She finds an envelope: 'To be opened in the event of my death'. It's her husband's handwriting. But he's still alive . . .

THE ENTHRALLING STORY OF SECRETS, FAMILY AND THE DANGER OF THE TRUTH

'STAGGERINGLY BRILLIANT' Sophie Hannah
'ANOTHER MASTERCLASS' Grazia
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Cecilia Fitzpatrick thought she knew her husband.

That is until she finds an envelope with his writing on: 'to be opened in the event of my death'.

She opens it, and learns a shocking truth he has never dared reveal.

Now Cecilia faces a terrible choice.

Because revealing her husband's secret will hurt those she loves the most . . .

But could the consequences of staying silent be worse?

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'Finely wrought tension holds up until the final page' TELEGRAPH

'A tense, page-turning story which gradually draws everyone together in a devastating climax' MAIL ON SUNDAY

'Dark and compelling . . . a must read' SUN

Reviews

  • If you loved Big Little Lies as much as the rest of us, you will adore this (just as gripping) book by the same author . . . this book will have you hooked until the very last page
    Daily Express

About the author

Liane Moriarty

Liane Moriarty is the bestselling author of ten novels, including Here One Moment, Apples Never Fall, The Husband's Secret, Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers. Her novels have sold more than twenty million copies worldwide and been translated into over forty languages. Big Little Lies is now an Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning HBO series, produced by and starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon. Nine Perfect Strangers has been adapted for TV, starring Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy. Apples Never Fall is now a TV series starring Sam Neill and Annette Bening. Liane lives in Sydney with her husband, son and daughter.
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