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This was a fast read - a novella really - about a woman who is a second wife, and her obsession with her husband‘s former wife. She is also step-mother to his two older children. The book rips along - the husband is a bit of a blow hard, the former wife seems faultless, the step children have a good relationship with the new wife, and yet the new wife cannot seem to control her impulses leading to a wild ending.

Whew, this is one ANGRY 😡 book!

It chronicles the end of an abusive marriage (not physical, verbal) from the POV of Jane, a wife and mother. It‘s told in a stream of consciousness style and I found myself breathless with fury while reading it (why did she even get together with him in the first place?!) but I couldn‘t put it down.

It‘s supposedly semi-autobiographical and I hope the ex-husband has read it.

This is a play-in book for #ToB.

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4/5 🌟

This is such an odd premise, but it was fun to just go along with it and see what would happen. There are some tense moments, but overall this is an amusing look at relationships, the thing that makes us happy and the things that annoy us.

And two more while listening to The Husbands. This book is fabulous so far!

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Listening to The Husbands and doing some #AudioSewing

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I sort of went into this blind, and I think it was all the better for it. The premise was really unique, and it was both fun and oddly profound. While I had some hopes for the ending that didn't pan out, I think it had a satisfying conclusion. Would recommend.
Book 3 for #wintergames team #xmaschacha
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#november2024 #bookspin The Coast road #doublespin The Magician of Lubin #bookspinbingo 6

11-30-24: My 45th finished book of 2024! Lauren gets home late one night to find her husband waiting for her. Problem is, when she left that evening she wasn‘t married. Can you imagine an attic that delivered you husbands? It‘s kind of a nightmare. I kept waiting for her to wake up but no, it was a magic attic. As Lauren cycles through husbands she learns a lot about herself most of it not great. How many should she go through? How can she choose?

I am so excited for the #20in4 readathon. And it's really good to see you back @Andrew65 😊
I don't do well with keeping track of time, so my plans are to finish these in progress:
Dirty Thirty (Evanovich)
The Husbands (Gramazio)
Salvage the Bones (Ward)