First Wife’s Shadow
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3.5 • 30 Ratings
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- £11.99
Publisher Description
'Had me in a chokehold from beginning to end… A true five star read' Lisa Jewell
‘Devious and dizzying, with twist after twist after twist – I loved it’ Louise Candlish
'Wonderfully dark and sinister' The Sun
‘Skilfully written and gripping’ Lynda La Plante
HIS FIRST WIFE DIED. NOW THERE'S A VACANCY…
When Emma meets Matthew, a kind, handsome widower, he seems to be just what she needs.
Yet as their relationship moves fast, Emma’s friends worry Emma might be exploited. She’s a rich woman after all.
Emma doesn’t care Matthew has no money. But as the memory of his perfect first wife hangs over them, Emma does have one tiny doubt.
If Matthew’s wife hadn’t died, he wouldn’t be with her. And Emma wonders if she’s second best. Can she ever fill the dead woman’s shoes?
As jealousy and suspicion blossom between Emma and Matthew, events take a darker, dangerous turn.
Suddenly Emma doesn’t know who she can trust. Her friends? Her husband? Or even herself…?
This sensational new thriller from the Number One bestseller Adele Parks will have you gripped until the very last page.
Readers love First Wife's Shadow:
'The second half of the book was so gripping it was hard to stop reading. Twists after twist! I loved the ending. A must read!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'One of those thrillers where you think you know how it’s going to end then bam another twist. I can’t wait to recommend this to everyone' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'The tension racks up and the twists keep coming… the ending certainly wasn't what I was expecting!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Tense, creepy, twisty… this brilliant new psychological thriller from Adele Parks gets right under your skin from the start' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This was a rollercoaster of a thriller, thinking you kind of know the direction it was going before a swerve to another direction you haven’t even considered!… A fantastic book… set to be a thriller of the summer' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
About the author
Adele Parks MBE was born in North Yorkshire. She is the author of 23 bestselling novels including the Sunday Times Number One bestsellers Lies Lies Lies and Just My Luck. Over five million UK editions of her work have been sold and her books have been translated into 31 different languages. Adele’s novel The Image of You has just been released as a major motion movie and she has several other titles optioned and in development including One Last Secret and Both of You. She is an ambassador of the National Literacy Trust and the Reading Agency: two charities that promote literacy in the UK. Adele has lived in Botswana, Italy and London and is now settled in Guildford, Surrey. In 2022 she was awarded an MBE for services to literature.
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Customer Reviews
*Mental Torture*
This one made me question a lot of things. This is in regard to meeting new people especially those of a romantic kind….
This book drew me in from the start. There were alarm bells going off in my head but I guess I can be cynical at times. There main character Emma is a successful businesswomen who is disciplined and she has worked hard to create her own fortune. She has built her house out in the woods that is secluded but has a lot of glass. Her closest friends have a key to her home and she has built the life that she feels is idyllic.
One day she meets Matthew who is eleven years her junior, her one concern is at 47 she feels it is unlikely that she will be able to have children if the relationship blossoms.
Emma’s world is about to change drastically. After a very short period of time she is falling for Matthew and he appears to feel the same. The one drawback is that he was married before and with the death of his wife only a year ago, the relationship feels like she is walking in his dead wife’s shadow.
There will come a time when Emma wishes that her only problem was their age gap. Things are starting to happen that make her second guess herself. But, worse is to come and motives soon become clear that someone is lying. There are a few twists but the ending is not what I expected but satisfying. I went from disliking some of the characters to changing my mind as several pennies started to drop.
I found it hard to stop listening, this book was engaging and a great psychological thriller.
Exciting
Brilliant. Twists and turns all over the place. Can’t wait to read / listen to another.
Disappointing
Rather long winded. The story telling is to detailed and uses far too many descriptive words, over written.
Narration is poor too. Very condescending sounding voice. Found it quite unbearable at times.
Found it difficult to get in to.