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  • By: Liane Moriarty
  • Narrated by: Caroline Lee
  • Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,731 ratings)

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By: Liane Moriarty
Narrated by: Caroline Lee
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"To be opened in the event of my death." With one swift, vicious movement, she sliced the envelope open, and pulled out a handwritten letter. "Love you and the girls...so sorry to leave you with this...cannot bear...."

The Husband's Secret is a funny, heartbreaking novel of marriage, grief, love, and secrets. When her husband announces he's in love with her best friend, painfully shy Tess picks up her young son and returns to her mother's house. There she begins an unexpected affair with an old flame.

Rachel is a woman in her 60s consumed by grief and anger at the loss of her daughter 20 years earlier. When her son announces he is taking her beloved grandson overseas, Rachel begins a descent into deeper bitterness and pain.

Cecilia is the quintessential "I don't know how she does it" woman. A devoted mother to three daughters, she runs her household like clockwork, is President of the P&C, owns an extremely successful Tupperware business and is happy in her 15-year marriage. Until she discovers a letter in their attic labeled: "To my wife Cecilia, to be opened in the event of my death".

Her husband's secret is a bombshell beyond all imagining with repercussions across the lives of all three women.

©2013 Liane Moriarty (P)2013 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
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Another winner

This is the second book I've read by Liane and I know it won't be my last.
It has great characters that are as flawed as we all are. I loved the "what if" nature of the story and the believability of the major players.
Read it you'll love it.

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Dull

The beginning of this book was so dull and boring, I lost interest after about an hour and gave up. A family member also tried to listen but they gave up before the hour.
The beginning is just rambling rubbish. The first chapters have got to get a reader interested, this one absolutely does not.
Maybe an abridged version would be better.
Dont waste your money.

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females only novel that is dragged out too long

i usually just rate stars but this was so bad I had to write. it is my 2nd liane moriarty book and i will never listen to another one again because both are the same - some story around mums and women with kids. This time it is even worse - its a story abt 2 almost unrelated story about some women who are MUMS with KIDS and husbands with secrets. The lives of these women are boring, unintellectual and so neurotic over every small thing that should not matter. her genre of books are catered to a very special group of women only. i was skipping chapters and cringing at the voice of the performer. go ahead if you relate to it but if you prefer stories with depth and even anything that sounds more intelligent, go for something that is more intelligent.

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one of my favourite audiobooks so far

Story is addictive from the get go. Caroline Lee is, as always, an amazing performer

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A must read (or listen) book !

A very well written book. The story is catching and you don't want to stop reading (or listening).
And the performance is great: the reader does an amazing job giving depth to all the characters.
A must read book

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As good as other Liane Moriarty's books

loved it both story and narrator voice. Liane Moriarty and Caroline Lee are best. recommend it to everybody

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Always a pleasure to read

She creates the best characters. I'm always amazed with how she totally draws me in and are message me in their lives. Really great riding.

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loved it

loved this book too.....becoming addicted to liane moriartys books...they are amazing and captivating and enjoyable

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Intricately woven story fact or fiction ??

This story could quite easily reflect real life - so many incidents relate to the "average" person - I love the way the Author pulls it all together - I have read it twice and listened to is once - just loved it - not a happy story though - some uplifting moments but also quite heartbreaking.

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Interesting read

I picked this book randomly, having never read any other by the author. In the beginning it was a bit wishy washy and I wasnt too sure about sticking with it to the end, but about half way through I started to get invested in the story. I think you need to learn what the Husband secret is before you really start to get interested. After that I was really curious as to how it would end, and I kept asking myself what I would do in the same situation. It's an interesting read...

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