The Younger Wife - Sally Hepworth

The Younger Wife

Author: Sally Hepworth

Release Date: 26/10/2021
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Sister and The Mother-in-Law with new novel Darling Girls out now.

The moment she laid eyes on Heather Wisher, Tully knew this woman was going to destroy their lives.


Tully and Rachel are murderous when they discover their father has a new girlfriend. The fact that Heather is half his age isn't even the most shocking part. Stephen is still married to their mother, who is in a care facility with end-stage Alzheimer's disease.

Heather knows she has an uphill battle to win Tully and Rachel over, while carrying the burden of the secrets of her past. But, as it turns out, they are all hiding something.

The announcement of Stephen and Heather's engagement threatens to set off a family implosion, with old wounds and dark secrets finally being forced to the surface.

A garage full of stolen goods. An old hot-water bottle, stuffed with cash. A blood-soaked wedding. And that's only the beginning . . .

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ABIA GENERAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
LONGLISTED FOR THE AUSTRALIAN BOOK DESIGN AWARDS 2022 BEST DESIGNED COMMERCIAL FICTION COVER

PRAISE FOR THE YOUNGER WIFE

'Smart, suspenseful, brimming with secrets. This is Sally Hepworth at her unputdownable best.' - Kate Morton

'At once familiar, wonderfully unpredictable and riveting. My kind of story.' - Rosalie Ham

'Completely compulsive. Sally Hepworth delivers with this stay-up-late one-more-chapter gem.' - Jane Harper

'Totally absorbing, brilliantly written and thoroughly enjoyable. An addictive, unputdownable read.' - Herald Sun

'Thrilling family drama' - Who Weekly

Reviews

Easy read
EhyphenL
02-05-2025
Interesting and captivating up until the end, which is slightly anticlimactic….. but an easy read nonetheless.
Great book, believable, provocative and interesting
lilyj1106
06-02-2024
The best so far for me as a new reader of Sally Hepworth’s books. Better than The Good Sister, which was also enjoyable. Sally has a tendency to have the male hero or partner of the lead female characters always be successful / wealthy (or they turn out to be, like in The Good Sister, where the man who she thinks is homeless living out of his van turns out to be a successful serial entrepreneur, yeah right). This reinforces the notion that a good man is both kind and wealthy if he is a good catch. I find that part a little triggering.

Anyway, really enjoying her work overall and found this book one I’d recommend widely. A must read for sure. Kept me up many nights determined to finish it.
Couldn’t put the book down
SsaaRR75479431334
26-12-2023
5/5 stars! Loved it. The suspense, characters and their relationships… very well written. Will be reading more by this author.
Great Quick Read
Jooles69
30-08-2023
Enjoyed this very easy to read, very Australian story
Excellent read
GR 292
12-01-2023
Love a Sally Hepworth book! This was my first book of hers to read and I’m hooked, story line was great
Disappointed
Natalie Rose 1991
29-09-2022
I was obsessed with The Good Sister by the same author and while this book shares the same family dynamic issues and air of mystery, it left me disappointed. I think once the truth became obvious to me (much earlier than it was confirmed in the book), the plot became a bit predictable and boring unfortunately!
Easy read
Shyfody
28-08-2022
An easy read - likeable characters and good plot
Hmmmm nope
Mihc71
26-08-2022
Not sure how this books gets rave reviews? Childishly written, bland characters and boring storyline. It was a chore to finish. Don’t bother with this
Intriguing read
Sheradyn May
30-07-2022
I was torn between wanting to skip to the end and just enjoying the suspense!
Brilliant!
Tarza85
14-07-2022
Absolutely brilliant! Highly engaging and I didn’t want to put it down.
Great read but the ending….
Nic_Ha
24-04-2022
Really got into this story and enjoyed the read…. Until the ending! Just felt there were too many loose ends and it wasn’t clear enough - this was a little disappointing.
Great read!
A.J.V.D
08-12-2021
Five stars ⭐️
Loved
Gus123!
02-12-2021
Couldn’t put this down
Excellent
Krisbutterfly
05-11-2021
Thank you Sally for another excellent book, I love reading Sally’s books, they are very hard to put down. She is such a talented writer.
5 star until the 1 star ending
LeMa B
02-11-2021
Loved this book right up to the ending! Great characters and great writing. However, the ending was a so disappointing I have to mark it 3 stars. I found the ending a real anti climax unfortunately. If the ending had been more satisfactory (or even just clearer!) it would have been a 5 star book.
Loved it
lisatamoua
29-10-2021
Another page turner!