The Wives
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Tarryn Fisher
From the author of Never Never, co-written with Colleen Hoover!#1 New York Times bestselling author Tarryn Fisher delivers a pulse-pounding, fast-paced suspense novel that will leave you breathless—an instant bestselling thriller you won’t be able to put down!Imagine that your husband has two other wives.You’ve never met the other wives. None of you know each other, and because of this unconventional arrangement, you can see your husband only one day a week. But you love him so much you don’t care. Or at least that’s what you’ve told yourself.But one day, while you’re doing laundry, you find a scrap of paper in his pocket—an appointment reminder for a woman named Hannah, and you just know it’s another of the wives.You thought you were fine with your arrangement, but you can’t help yourself: you track her down, and, under false pretenses, you strike up a friendship. Hannah has no idea who you really are. Then Hannah starts showing up to your coffee dates with telltale bruises, and you realize she’s being abused by her husband. Who, of course, is also your husband. But you’ve never known him to be violent, ever.Who exactly is your husband, and how far would you be willing to go to find out?And who is his mysterious third wife?“Nail-biting, heart-clenchingly good.”—Alexandra Torre, New York Times bestselling“[A] lightning-fast plot.”—Kirkus“Suspense fans will be rewarded.”—Publishers Weekly“Some sharp twists.”—BooklistHow far will one twin go to uncover where her “good half” has gone? Find out in Good Half Gone, #1 New York Times Bestselling author Tarryn Fisher’s next twisty psychological thriller! Looking for more captivating reads by Tarryn Fisher? Don't miss: Never Never An Honest Lie The Wrong Family
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Author
Tarryn Fisher
Pages
336
Publisher
Harlequin
Published Date
2019-12-30
ISBN
1488054355 9781488054358
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"Tarryn Fisher has me hooked "
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Chris Brown
"The Wives is a book that is understandably thriving for the same reason Gone Girl is. You get an action-packed thriller with feminist overtones (undertones being too light a word.) It delivers twists and turns a-plenty and is centered around strong characters and themes.
I put this on my TBR after a glowing review I heard of it on YouTube, it lived up to expectations. It's a genre of book I can only read once in a while. But I feel I get a lot emotionally and socially when I read books with worldviews very different than what I experience. I know this book is packaged as a thriller, but I found the social commentary to be what I was paying attention to. Fisher says in a Q&A listed in the back of the book that this was purposely made to be an allegory for the force-feeding of women into patriarchy. I got that vibe while reading, this is an angry book. A book that's a combination of stories of women's suffering and how much it takes to push someone over the edge. It also got me thinking yet again of craziness, the fragility of the human mind, and how easy it is to become a new person.
Was the ending necessary? I don't know, I don't hate it. I just didn't get why it was relevant. Nailed the shock factor for me, after the last couple of paragraphs I had a good laugh. I just wasn't expecting it.
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"Great book!"
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Elizabeth
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