The Silent Wife
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3.8 • 61 Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
A chilling psychological thriller about a marriage, a way of life, and how far one woman will go to keep what is rightfully hers.
Jodi and Todd are at a bad place in their marriage. Both are at the mercy of their unrelenting wants and needs, and both are unaware that the path they are on is careening toward murder. 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, caught in the thrall of disaster unfolding, oblivious of the destiny they are jointly creating.
Chapter by chapter, the narrative evolves through their alternating perspectives. 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. The alternating voices pitch the reader back and forth between protagonists in conflict, fighting for self-preservation, each making deeply consequential mistakes, behaving in ever more foolhardy ways, losing at the games they're playing.
Finely wrought, emotionally charged and expertly plotted, The Silent Wife ensnares the reader from page one and doesn't let go.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Canadian author Harrison's first novel is a smart, nuanced portrait of a dying marriage. Psychotherapist Jodi Brett is content with her tidy, tranquil existence cooking for her husband, Todd Gilbert; walking the dog; seeing a few clients out of their gorgeous Chicago condo while headstrong Todd works as a professional renovator. As Jodi sees it, they complement each other, and she doesn't mind pretending to disregard Todd's indiscretions (which he clumsily attempts to cover up) in exchange. Accepting the peccadillos of her adulterous husband is one thing, but when Todd takes his infidelity to the next level and tells her that he's leaving her, the existence she's clung to so dearly is destroyed. And Jodi will do anything to take it back. And she does. Harrison (Zodicat Speaks and three other nonfiction titles) breathes life into Adlerian psychology, and weaves theory into a heart-pounding thriller that will keep you up at night.
Customer Reviews
Couldn’t put it down
A thought-provoking reflection on love, sacrifice, resentment, comfort and duty in relationships. A cue to appreciate everything couples take for granted in one another. Helpfully written from each perspective, it gives a window into motivations and the consequences of unspoken assumptions. It’s a story I’ll read more than once and likely gain new nuggets of detail each time.
Boring and unnecessarily detailed
I really wanted to like this book, but was left disappointed. It is excruciatingly detailed, there is just so much unnecessary diatribe that I found myself skipping over entire pages just to get to the point. It just drags on and on and on. The characters were unlikeable. There was little to no dialogue. In short - there was nothing interesting or enjoyable about this book and I had to force myself to finish it.