My Husband's Wife: A Novel

Twists and turns on every chapter you won’t guess the outcomes of this one clear up some time you will be totally engrossed

It took me a long time to read this book. I was busy doing other things, would read it in the tub, and then fall asleep. Finally though, after two reading sessions outside with breakfast, I began to get into it, and finally , this morning, I could not put it down until I finished it. It did have some surprises. I kept thinking I must have fallen asleep and missed an important part of the story. I even looked back and couldn't find it, but finally , toward the end when the heroine, Lily, confesses this part, I realized it had not been revealed previously. I guess I would say if one hangs in there with this one, it is worth it in the end. It is interesting, to say the least, and as a frequent visitor to London, I enjoy thrillers set in the UK.

This book took me forever to read, I’m surprised I even finished it! I think I kept thinking maybe it will get more suspenseful! Or even just suspenseful!!! This book was mundane! The characters were mundane, as was the setting! The only reason I gave it a 3/5 is because of the ending! There was no surprise ending! It just kinda tied up the loose ends of this book.

When young lawyer Lily marries Ed, she’s determined to make a fresh start. To leave the secrets of the past behind. But then she takes on her first murder case and meets Joe. A convicted murderer whom Lily is strangely drawn to. For whom she will soon be willing to risk almost anything. But Lily is not the only one with secrets. Her next-door neighbor Carla may be only nine, but she has already learned that secrets are powerful things. That they can get her whatever she wants. When Lily finds Carla on her doorstep sixteen years later, a chain of events is set in motion that can end only one way.My Thoughts: Alternating narrators tell the story of My Husband's Wife: A Novel, a tale of so many flawed characters with secrets and lies that bind them together.Lily was one I was rooting for, despite her painful and troubled past, most of which was revealed in bits and pieces…and then, finally, in greater depth at the end.Carla was a child when we first met her, and I could feel a bit of sympathy for her, but the manipulative aspects of her personality overwhelmed me, and from then on, I was wary of her.Joe Thomas was Lily’s first client, one she got off for murdering his fiancé. But life would throw some disconcerting curves her way as she came to realize more about him.Ed, Lily’s husband, was despicable, in my opinion, as he loved controlling those around him, including and especially Lily, and when he showed so much disdain for her, I wanted bad things to happen to him. He did try to make amends at times, but I could not warm up to him at all.What would ultimately allow some of these damaged characters to move on from the past? Would punishment help them do so?A riveting and convoluted page turner that would finally bring a bit of clarity to this reader, while reminding us that we do not really know the people we love. 5 stars

As this suspense novel is nearing a climax, two women use the term “my husband’s wife.” In both cases the husband is the same man, and the wife is the other woman. It makes for a dangerous triangle.Lily and Ed Macdonald, newly married, live in London. She is a lawyer, just getting started, assigned to represent Joe Thomas, who wants to appeal his conviction for murdering his girlfriend by pushing her into a scalding bath. Lily feels strangely drawn to Joe. Ed is a graphic designer, but his first love is painting. Across the hall live Italian immigrant Francesca and her daughter Carla, 9, who spends Sundays with the Macdonalds while her mother is entertaining a “special friend.” For Ed, Carla is the perfect model. Lily learns Francesca’s lover is a man she knows under a different name. Joe is tried again.Twelve years later, Carla, now a strikingly beautiful woman, returns to London to study law. She moves in with the Macdonalds, whose marriage is falling apart. Uh-oh. The Macdonalds’ son has Asperger’s syndrome. Lily feels responsible for her younger brother's death years ago. Someone is threatening Lily. Joe says he wants to protect her. Someone is killed. By whom? At the end, someone says, “I’m my new husband’s wife.”British author Jane Corry worked as writer-in-residence at a high-security prison for men. That must be why the novel’s scenes in the prison ring true. This is Corry’s debut thriller. “There’s something really odd about your husband having another wife,” one of the characters tells the reader. Also something really fascinating – at least the way this story unfolds.

The book amazing. It was obviously well outlined so that bombshell after bombshell were continually surprises and unforcastable .oIt was a difficult book to review without being a spoiler. However, I can say it was an excellent tale that delved into the difficulty of forgiveness, self analysis, and truly confessing bad behaviors to others. None of the characters were really likeable nor truly despicable. Real people with real problems. I had some problems with the character shifts in dome of the sections-e.g. going from telling about to first person dialog. Also, although I can't sat which character, I would have written her end differently

My husbands wife is a sordid love triangle (from all aspects).Lily, Ed, Joe, And Carla all had vicious pasts with trauma that ran deeper than any of them could imagine. They had all been the victim & aggressor. Does it all equal out in the end as Lily’s friend said?This story covers affairs, mental illness (both post partum depression & Aspergers), murder, bullying, suicide and so much more.

Buon libro, ma non mi ha fatto impazzire

I couldn’t put it down. The intricacies, the characters - such a clever way of having a first person account for one character and the other character’s account told as a story. A great study of the guilt and of the caring of people with autism. Also of the manipulative actions of certain characters. Great book.

Quando si legge un libro costruito bene, con attenzione ai dettagli, con rappresentazione efficace delle motivazioni dei personaggi tanto da renderli veri...cosa si può dire?La ciliegina sulla torta. La storia narrata dai punti di vista delle due protagoniste, che si intersecano e tratteggiano un quadro tanto affascinante quanto completo.

This is a good psychological thriller. It is the story of Lily and Ed, a married couple struggling within their marriage. Lily has a secret from her past that she has not told to anyone, including her husband. She works as a criminal lawyer and meets Joe who she is drawn to. Ed is a struggling artist and begins to paint Carla, their neighbours daughter, who is only nine at the time. Carla has already learned that secrets are a powerful weapon.When Carla ends up on the doorstep of Lilly and Ed, many years later, a chain of events is set into motion.These people are all flawed individuals. Can these damaged people move on? A good story with a lot of ups and downs. I liked it.

I found the opening chapters to be quite intriguing but overall the plot did not hold my interest.