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    The Second Husband
    The Second Husband
    The Second Husband
    Audiobook11 hours

    The Second Husband

    Written by Louise Candlish

    Narrated by Denica Fairman

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    About this audiobook

    A mesmerising psychological drama about desire and betrayal from the bestselling author of Our House.
    Be careful who you let into your heart - and your home…

    When Davis Calder moves in next door to Kate Easton and her two children, no one has any idea of the devastation about to be unleashed. With Kate struggling to accept her teenage daughter Roxy's independence and with tensions between Kate and her ex-husband Alistair still very much alive, there's enough family drama to go around already.

    Before they know it, clever, charismatic Davis is the only one who seems able to keep the peace. Soon Kate has fallen in love and agreed to be his wife. At last she can come to terms with the betrayals of her first marriage. At last she dares hope she has the happy ending she deserves . . .

    'Moving and thought-provoking' Daily Mail

    'Superbly crafted' Elle
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateJan 1, 2009
    ISBN9781407437736
    The Second Husband
    Author

    Louise Candlish

    Louise Candlish is the internationally bestselling author of fifteen novels, including The Other Passenger, The Heights, and Our House, which won the Crime & Thriller Book of the Year at the 2019 British Book Awards. It is now a major four-part TV drama starring Martin Compston, Tuppence Middleton, and Rupert Penry-Jones, available to stream on CBC Gem. Louise lives in London with her husband and daughter. Connect with her on Twitter @Louise_Candlish, Facebook @LouiseCandlishAuthor, and Instagram @LouiseCandlish.

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    • 1/5
      The quality of this recording is appalling. Don’t borrow it!
    • 4/5
      Told in the first person by Kate, a divorced woman in her late thirties who has a teenage daughter, Roxy, and a younger son Matthew. We meet Kate as she’s considering who to accept as a lodger, while also becoming increasingly frustrated at Roxy. The overall theme of the book is about the strength of parental relationships. Kate is far from perfect and gets into power struggles with both Alistair and Roxy which seem unnecessary and frustrating. She speaks without thinking, and doesn't seem to get how to relate to a teenager. But she adores both her children and would do anything to see them happy. I found her quite annoying at times since she misses much that is evident to the reader, but then one of the marks of a good writer is that characters get under my skin. It’s hard not to give any spoilers, since the strapline on the front of the book essentially gives away the basic plot. Perhaps it was meant to; maybe the author was employing the ‘unreliable narrator’ technique so that readers were well aware of what was going on despite her ignorance. Even if the strapline wasn’t intentional, the title must have been. So we know that Kate is going to get married to someone, and it’s clear from the start who that will be. At the midway point the inevitable is revealed, and there's something of a sordid element. But I kept reading, and Kate’s character develops as her priorities become clearer, and despite everything her loyalty and love as a mother trump everything.The ending is a bit abrupt after a lengthy climax. Perhaps it’s inevitable that everything comes full circle; yet Kate has moved on, finding that some of the people closest to her are much more complex - and in some cases nicer - than she had previously realised. I didn't much like it in the middle, but by the end realised that it's quite thought-provoking.
    • 3/5
      Predictable.This was well enough written but rather predictable. One twist, about half way through, prevented the book from being totally mundane, but in spite of a dash overseas and some rather irritating conversation, the ending just resolved itself, with no help from the characters. It didn't help that the narrator of my audiobook version had a rather patronising, super-sweet voice.Kate Easton has been divorced from her first husband, Alistair, for ten years, when he announces that his child support will have to be reduced and suggests that she split the flat and take in a lodger. Reluctantly she agrees and Davis Calder takes the room. He is peripatetic teacher, coaching teenagers through their exams, and offers to help Kate's daughter Roxy in her application for Cambridge University.In spite of Kate's resolution to steer clear of men and concentrate on Roxy and her nine-year old brother, Kate is undeniably drawn to him.Because I listened to the audio version, I fortunately missed the tag line spoiler, that was apparently on the book. But in spite of this, it wasn't too much of a surprise as there were plenty of suggestive hints in the narrative. The resolution of the resulting problem was totally ineffective as the issue, predictably, resolved itself, much as I had expected.Not a bad listen to keep me awake on a couple of five-hour drives, but not something that makes me want to dash out and buy another book by the same author.