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    My Husband's Wives: A heart-warming story of love, loss, family and friendship

    By Faith Hogan

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    Is it better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved?

    Paul Starr, Ireland's leading cardiologist, dies in a car crash with a pregnant young woman by his side.

    United in their grief and the love of one man, four women are thrown together in an attempt to come to terms with life after Paul. They soon realise they never really knew him at all.

    As they begin to form unlikely friendships, Paul's death proves to be the catalyst that enables them to become the people they always wanted to be.

    From the #1 bestselling Irish author of The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club comes an emotional story about finding new friends and living life to the fullest, that will appeal to fans of Sheila O'Flanagan, Heidi Swain and Liz Fenwick.

    Praise for Faith Hogan:

    'Joyful, life-affirming and inspirational' – Heidi Swain

    'Heartwarming and emotional' – Liz Fenwick

    'A heart-rending, uplifting and beautifully written journey of female friendship... I loved being transported to Ireland's wild Atlantic coast' – Phillipa Ashley

    'Faith Hogan navigates beautifully between the community and the individual, forensically investigating moral issues and loyalties with an unflinching, yet humane eye. She is one of the most original and exciting writers to emerge from Ireland in recent times' – Afric McGlinchey

    'An intricately woven story of love, jealousy and misunderstanding' – Diney Costeloe

    'A cracking good story... An ideal beach read' – Connaught Telegraph

    'A fantastic summer read' – Irish Daily Star

    'A heart-warming story of love, loss, family and friendship' – The Bookseller

    'Spanning several decades and generations, Secrets We Keep is a hugely ambitious novel... With its engaging storyline and sense of place this is an absorbing and entertaining read' – Sunday Independent (Dublin)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHead of Zeus
    Release dateMay 1, 2016
    ISBN9781784977153
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    My Husband's Wives: A heart-warming story of love, loss, family and friendship
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    Faith Hogan

    Faith lives in the west of Ireland with her husband, four children and two very fussy cats. She has an Hons Degree in English Literature and Psychology, has worked as a fashion model and in the intellectual disability and mental health sector.

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    • 5/5
      When Paul dies in a car crash he leaves three grieving widows behind. None of his wives were in the car with him, instead he was with a young pregnant girl, Kasia. Kasia survives the accident. When Evie, Paul's first wife, is being asked to identify her deceased husband she contacts Grace, Paul's second wife, who had no idea Paul was still married to Evie. Paul never left either woman, but later also married Annalise. After his death the women in Paul's life have a lot of questions about their husband. Why was Paul married to all of them, who is Kasia and whose baby is she carrying?

      While in life there was distance and dislike, after Paul's death the love they felt for their husband binds Evie, Grace and Annalise. They want to get to know each other and they're curious about Kasia, who was clearly important to Paul as well. They never interacted with one another, but now that Paul is no longer there they form tight friendships. Grace's daughter finally gets to meet her siblings, which is a huge delight. Evie has help to fight the loneliness she's had to deal with for years, Grace is no longer bound to a man who's always around, but never there and might be able to open her heart again, Annalise finally has a chance to build the self-confidence she so desperately needs and Kasia finds loving company and protection. Will the women get their answers to the questions they have about their late husband and will his death bring them more than grief and mysteries?

      My Husband's Wives is a fantastic story about four incredible women. I absolutely loved Evie, Grace, Annalise and Kasia. They're all amazing strong women. They each had a different relationship with Paul and what he's done to them might be unfair, but he's also brought them something precious, each other. That's what I loved the most about this story, nothing is black or white, it has such an original subject and it really works. The bonds between the women are slowly forming and they are wonderful to read about. Paul's wives are very different. Evie used to be daring, but by waiting for Paul she's given up quite a lot of herself. There was quite an age gap and she never managed to give him a family. Grace is talented, famous and dignified. She had one child, but also couldn't give Paul exactly what he wanted, but he always remained in her life. He married Annalise, a beauty queen with a disastrous career, to get what he was missing with his other wives. Annalise needs a purpose. She's a good mother, but her career doesn't satisfy her and Paul rescued her from a terrible future. However, Paul was restless, what was going on inside him? Kasia is the last woman Paul was seen with and I was curious to find out more about their connection. She's sweet, caring and brave, but her life has always been difficult and I kept hoping she'd have a happier future ahead of her. I loved the beautiful connection between the women and admired the gorgeous sympathetic way Faith Hogan carefully builds her bridges. I couldn't turn the pages quickly enough to find out what would happen to the women in Paul's life.

      Faith Hogan is a skillful storyteller. She always manages to surprise me with the creativity of her writing. I love how she slowly reveals the secrets her main characters are keeping. I was incredibly eager to find out more about the ones in My Husband's Wives and this kept me glued to the pages. Faith Hogan knows how to make her readers curious and effortlessly keeps them interested, which is one of her biggest strengths. She combines this with an intriguing story filled with unexpected twists and turns. I really enjoyed reading My Husband's Wives, it's a brilliant story and I highly recommend it.