Author: Alafair Burke

Kathryn first told me about this book and I told her about the movie. I was away when the movie came to Powell River; I wanted to borrow the book from the library but they didn’t have it and it was too new a book to get on an inter-library loan. They asked if I wanted them to buy the book so I filled out a form never expecting to hear back from them (I’d followed the same procedure before and nothing happened). I was surprised when I got an e-mail that the book was on hold for me. When I picked it up the women at the counter commented that they were glad they didn’t get the book with the “movie” cover.

I quickly finished the book I was reading and delved right in. It is such a good book; I knew I would have to pace myself if I wanted it to last for the weekend on Texada. As I was reading there were a few things that didn’t seem to add up. I understood the plot to involve a husband and wife and a literary award; nothing like that happening in this book. I kept thinking that Glenn Close was too old to play the character in the book, but perhaps that is ageist?

I finished the book last night and did another search this morning. It turns out there are two books called “The Wife” and I had the one that hasn’t (yet) been made into a movie. That being said, I wasn’t at all disappointed in the book. Angela and her husband appear to be a perfect couple, until Jason is accused of a sexual impropriety. It gets worse when another victim comes forward accusing him of rape. The twists and turns didn’t stop until the book ended.

This afternoon I downloaded the Kindle version of The (other) Wife!

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Author: Jamie Freveletti

This isn’t a book I’d normally pick off the shelf, but when it is given to you (and it fits in your suitcase), why not? I’m not a fan of books in a series that are written by someone other than the original author, but the story was exciting and kept my interest. There are some strong female characters in the book – it makes sense when you know that Jamie Freveletti is a woman.

Author: Kimberly Belle

Iris and Will are happily married and hoping to start a family. When the call comes that Will has been killed in a plane that was headed to Seattle Iris cannot believe it; Will was supposed to be on a plane headed to Orlando where he would be the keynote speaker at a conference. As Iris tries to sort out the reasons for Will’s deception she finds his lies go much deeper than she could have imagined.

I kept thinking I knew what was going on and then all of a sudden something would happen and I’d have no clue. The surprises kept coming right up to the last paragraph.

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Author: Liane Moriarty

This was a fun and easy read. There is nothing too serious in it, although right from the start the hint of murder comes up. Three women become friends when their children enter Kindergarten. On the surface they seem like they have it all, or most of it anyway. But there are secrets hiding in their lives and it isn’t until a school trivia night brings everything to the surface. I love how each chapter has the remarks of others from the school – mostly catty but fun to read.

This has been made into a TV series but I don’t think it is available on Netflix. I’m not sure how it would be done as a weekly show, but I’d like to find out.

Goodreads Rating * * * * (I really liked it and I recommend it)