The Silent Wife: A Novel

A. S. A. Harrison

Jun 2013 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

The New York Times bestselling novel soon to be a major motion picture starring Nicole Kidman, for fans of The Woman in the Window and The Silent Patient.

"I gobbled it down in one sitting." – Anne Lamott, People

Jodi and Todd are at a bad place in their marriage. Much is at stake, including the affluent life they lead in their beautiful waterfront condo in Chicago, as she, the killer, and he, the victim, rush haplessly toward the main event. He is a committed cheater. She lives and breathes denial. He exists in dual worlds. She likes to settle scores. He decides to play for keeps. She has nothing left to lose. Told in alternating voices, The Silent Wife is about a marriage in the throes of dissolution, a couple headed for catastrophe, concessions that can’t be made, and promises that won’t be kept. Expertly plotted and reminiscent of Gone Girl and These Things Hidden, The Silent Wife ensnares the reader from page one and does not let go.

Ratings and reviews

As soon as I started to read it did not keep my interest. On the back of the book someone says "it was better than Gone Girl" and I have to disagree. This book just dragged out and felt like it wasted my time. Do not recommend.

Came to a climax but than fizzled in the latter. :( Not too happy about that. Feel like I wasted a lot of my time. Since I don't have time to read like I would like. .. I made it a point with this book only to be disappointed.

I had very high hopes for this book. It took me so long to read it simply because the main characters were getting on my nerves. I hate to not finish things so i read til the end. And that left me with unanswered questions.

About the author

A. S. A. Harrison is the author of four books of nonfiction. The Silent Wife is her debut novel and she was at work on a new psychological thriller when she died in 2013. She lived with her husband, visual artist John Massey, in Toronto, Canada.