The Husband’s Secret

The Husband’s Secret – Liane Moriarty

Imagine that your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened only after his death. Imagine, too, that the letter contains a secret that could destroy not only your life, but the lives of others.

Cecilia Fitzpatrick is the ultimate organized wife and mother, the kind of woman whose life runs like clockwork. While searching the attic one day, she finds an old envelope in her husband’s handwriting addressed to her and marked to be opened in the event of his death. John-Paul is very much alive, and when she asks him about it, his reaction makes her more uneasy than ever. Should she open it?

Meanwhile, Tess O’Leary has just learned devastating news about her own marriage and returns with her young son to her mother’s home in Sydney. And Rachel Crowley, the school secretary, has never recovered from the unsolved death of her teenage daughter decades ago. As their lives intersect, the contents of the letter will change all three women forever.

The Husband’s Secret is clever, compassionate and full of twists. Liane Moriarty, the bestselling author of Big Little Lies, explores marriage, guilt, forgiveness and the secrets we keep from the people we love most, with her trademark blend of humor and emotional depth.

Set in a close-knit Sydney suburb and told from multiple perspectives, The Husband’s Secret is an absorbing, thought-provoking read, perfect for book clubs and fans of domestic fiction with a moral dilemma at its heart.