****The English Wife is a complex family drama about two generations of women. Ellie came to Newfoundland as a WWII war bride. Sophie, stranded in Newfoundland on September 11, seeks out her relative with whom she has had little contact. Sent back to Newfoundland some years later by the company she works for Sophie reestablishes the relationship with Ellie and others she had met some ten years before. There are secrets and a very tangled web of lies to be revealed that should keep readers engaged. The characters are complex and the writing is good, although the format of going back and forth in time and the fact that the story is written in first person present tense was off putting for this reader. I voluntarily reviewed an advance copy of this book from NetGalley.