My Husband's Lies is a noir thriller written by Caroline England. It is also the first book I have read written by this author. If my enjoyment of this novel is anything to go by then I would be definitely interested in reading her other work.
The story itself focuses on the lives of the main characters who go by the name 'The A Team' and their families. Whereas My Husband's Lies is a good title for the book, it only really touches the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the amount of lies told and the amount of secrets kept. From secret lovers, sexual tension, the questioning of sexuality and mental health issues, this book covers so many ups and downs which really could happen in every day life.
One thing I must advise other readers before attempting this book is to really pay attention, it really takes a lot of focus to stay on top of things with its many many characters and the switching between them. A single scene could last over numerous chapters but is retold using the point of view of each character.
I did lose focus slightly at the beginning which lead me to having to draw out a 'family tree' of all the characters and their relationships to eachother. I ended up using that A4 sheet of paper A LOT.
The pace of the whole story was very good but I thought the ending let it down a bit. It was sort of left open to your own interpretation. I think I know what happened but would very much like it to be confirmed.
Overall, it was a well paced novel filled with interesting, if somewhat self-centered, characters and even more interesting and self-centered situations. I would recommend this book to those who enjoy reading family dramas with a dark edge.
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