The Second Marriage by Rebecca de Winter

                                                        

Ebook:  310 pages      

Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Domestic Drama,                                            

Publisher:   September 26th 2024 by Storm Publishing

Source:  NetGalley - My Kindle

First Sentence: It wasn't like I didn't know who Emily Brigham was.

Review Quote: “An emotional rollercoaster… the tension ratchets and twists come thick and fast.” Reader Review,

My Opinion: 

Rebecca de Winter has written a contemporary novel about how women, even in this modern age are often judged on their looks, before their abilities as a person.  

Young women can it seems be so easily be lured into a false sense of security in relationships. This is exactly what happened with the protagonist Emily in this story. As a young woman she had an unhealthy obsessive and abusive relationship with a married man, Liam, whom she was very much in love with. In due course she is abandoned by him and ends up marrying and having a child with another man, Pete. She appears to be happy until Liam suddenly reappears in her life and everything starts to unravel.

It is suggested that this is a thriller, but I feel it fits better into the domestic drama genre. I neither loved or hated it and therefore can only suggest that it is an ok read if this sort of storyline appeals to you.

Thanks to Netgalley and Storm publishing for the opportunity to read and review 'The Second Marriage'

Précis Courtesy of NetGalley:

New husband. Old secrets.

I know it’s a cliche, but your wedding day really does go past in a blur, even if you’ve done it before. When I look back, I only remember snippets: walking down the aisle of the ballroom, my silk skirts blowing in the sea breeze… 

I thought my second marriage would be different. He was everything my first husband wasn't – magnetic, successful… But I started noticing things. Small things at first, then bigger ones.

Why was there an old phone hidden in his desk? And those torn-up letters he tried to hide? At first, I thought he must be cheating, but it wasn’t that. It was a hundred times worse. 

They say there's nothing like becoming someone's wife. But guess what's even more unforgettable? Becoming his widow on the same day. Did he think he was the only one with skeletons in his closet? It turns out, some secrets aren’t meant to be told...

Author Profile:                       

                                              

Rebecca de Winter has two kids, works in corporate, and lives in suburbia. Her favourite movie is Thelma & Louise. She has ADHD, is deaf, synaesthetic and left-handed. She sometimes rock climbs. She loves weights and hates running. Her first word was book and as a child she wanted to be both an author and Madonna's back-up dancer. Her short stories and flash fiction have been published online. She's also been a finalist in several national novel writing competitions. She's obsessed with dark, messy, complex, female protagonists - real women. They could be your colleague, your BFF, your wife, or mother, or girlfriend. They can be anything except cookie cutter... unless they are also a serial killer. She loves to write stories about the secrets people keep, the masks they wear - and what happens when their true selves are revealed. She also loves to show you why people do the terrible things they do. Or sometimes, leave you guessing. Books she's loved are Girl A, Notes on an Execution, The Marsh King's Daughter, Strange Sally Diamond, The Push, The Family Upstairs, The It Girl and of course, Gone Girl.

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