Tully and Rachel are faced with the awkward task of meeting their father’s new girlfriend at lunch. Their mother Pam has recently been placed in a home due to her worsening Alzheimer’s condition. Their father Stephen has recently started dating Heather, who is younger than his daughters. As Heather and Stephen’s relationship develops, Heather is beginning to have doubts about Stephen. She begins to question their relationship, but Stephen convinces her she has a drinking problem.

The story is told In current time, at the wedding of Heather and Stephen, where some commotion has happened out of sight of the guests the other story line is in the past, leading up to the wedding. The author weaves in details about a secret in Rachel’s past, as well as Tully’s kleptomaniac habits. Each begins to question their past memories when Pamela makes a strange comment at the birthday party for Tully’s son. Does Pamela have a clear memory,or is it the dementia talking? And why did Pamela have a water bottle filled with money? What was she planning?

Thank you to the author for this ARC. This review is my honest opinion.

I was craving a good mystery, and The Younger Wife gave me exactly what I was looking for!

Stephen is engaged to Heather…but he’s still married to Pam. Pam has dementia & Stephen is planning to divorce her in order to marry a much younger Heather. Stephen’s two daughters, Tully & Rachel, are not convinced all is as it seems.

This book will have you hooked from the very first page, making it nearly impossible to put down. The pages turn quickly as you realize all of the characters have something to hide. Told from the rotating perspectives of Heather, Tully, & Rachel (and an occasional unknown POV), the seemingly picture-perfect Aston family begins to crumble. The question is, what is true?

Much like one of the main characters, the author has you questioning everything you believe about these characters. You will flip flop your feelings on all of them at some point in the story, which, to me, is the hallmark of a well-executed mystery.

The ending left me a *little* let down, but not insanely so. I wanted something just a bit more jaw-dropping and conclusive. Perhaps, though, the author simply wanted us to stew on the ending of the book & think beyond the ending of what we were given. This would make an excellent book club book—great for discussion.

Thank you to NetGalley & St. Martin’s Press for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. I highly encourage everyone to read this when it comes out in April 2022!

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review.

4+ stars

I flew through The Younger Wife in a day. Rachel and Tully are sisters and their mother Pamela suffers from dementia. Their father announced he and Heather (who is younger than his daughters) are getting married after he divorces Pam. Secrets are discovered and motives are questioned.

I loved getting to know Tully and Rachel. I highly recommend reading The Younger Wife.

What do you do when dad announces he is getting married. To a younger woman. And he is still married to mom. Tully and Rachel have secrets too. Rachel is determined to find out the truth. Will there be a wedding?

Stephen is getting g married. But first he has to divorce his wife. His two adult children aren’t thrilled with this, as their mum had dementia. At the wedding someone ends up dead.
The story has an interesting premise, but fell a little flat for me. The motive and decision made at the wedding did nothing seem warranted to me.

Sally Hepworth’s The Younger Wife is the story of a family with lots of secrets. Dr. Stephen Aston is planning on marrying his interior designer, Heather, but there’s one problem, he’s still married to his "first" wife. This well-written book about family secrets, loyalty, friendship, and appearance versus reality will keep you eagerly reading until the surprising end. Make sure you read the Epilogue! I have my fingers crossed for a sequel!

Talk about family drama, this book is overflowing with it. The main event is Heather and Stephen's wedding. He's determined to marry Heather who is the age of his daughter's but there's a little kink. He's still married to his wife who's in a nursing home with dementia. Obviously his daughter's are not thrilled and they're a little on the crazy side. Neither are married and they think Heather is a gold digger. The book has a triple POV in that it's told from Heather's side and that of his daughters Tully and Rachel. This was a great book that will keep your interest and you'll find it hard to put down. The wedding of all weddings when everything comes to a head. Family dynamics on steroids. I read an arc copy via Net Galley and voluntarily chose to review it.

Sally Hepworth brings us another page-turner!

The Aston family, while civilized on the outside, has some serious issues going on behind closed doors.

The thing I love most about Hepworth’s books are the characters. She never fails to dig deep. This is especially true in The Younger Wife, with one exception, Stephen - the family patriarch. This seems to be by design and something I won’t elaborate on so as not to give any spoilers.

I really could not put this one down. But when I reached the last page I had a feeling like I shouldn’t be done yet. It was an ending I thought about for days afterward and am still thinking about. While I do think it was done masterfully, the last 10% of the book left me unsettled.

I highly recommend this one and thank NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I love it. Loved every single word. I had to finish in one evening beacsie it was that good!
When is said she changes everything I had no Idea it wasn’t the she we thought it would be!
Love the lies, deception and family secrets.

Imagine how you'd feel if your father was marrying a woman who was the same age as you? Tully and Rachel's father is doing just that. As the story progresses, family secrets come into play and we're never quite sure who to believe. Things come to a head at the wedding and well, you'll just have to read it to find out!
highly recommend!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review an advanced reader's copy of this book.

Thanks NetGalley for the opportunity to read The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth
this was an interesting read, the novel starts from the point of view of an unknown narrator, we learn part way through the novel who this person i
People aren't always who we think they are or what we expect... Stephen is getting married, his exwife will be there for the ceremony, he has met someone younger, her name is Heather. Stephen's daughters will also attend the wedding. It all sounds so awkward as the story begins, but as we read on and the chain of events leading up to the wedding unfold, we learn how this all came about
this was a great light read, I've read books by Sally Hepworth before and always enjoy them

4.5 rounded up

This was my first Sally Hepworth novel and now I must go back and read her others (that I’ve always heard good things about!!).

The Younger Wife had just the right amount of characters with just the right level of “crazy” slowly exposed.

I love a book that keeps me turning the pages to see what will happen next and make me put myself in the character’s shoes and wonder if I’d act or think the same things. Little bits of doubt are cleverly dispersed throughout.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the eARC in exchange for my honest opinion!

Excellent story. The sisters were really an interesting twist to an incredible plot line. Xxxcxses.. cdervcsd.. vedvrr. Derfvdd.. btfder.. .frtcdfv. …dr&fgfdrffd

One of my favorite authors, so I was so excited to read this newest suspense.
Hepworth did not disappoint…
No spoilers here, but a must read for suspense lovers.
Written from multiple POV and timeline jumps from past to present- not hard to follow at all.

Quick Summary:
Heather and Stephen are getting married. Yet, there is a catch. Stephen brings to the table a wife with dementia that he first needs to divorce and two daughters that are the same age as Heather.
Heather has a few skeletons in her closet as does Stephen, but who will show theirs first? And who yelled for the doctor at the wedding? When Stephen the heart surgeon could have helped…

This is my third book by Ms. Hepworth and I have never been disappointed! She really knows how to write an interesting mystery. This one revolves around a family dealing with the decline of the matriarch due to dementia. When a younger woman becomes romantically involved with the father, the whole family is turned upside down. Every character has secrets and from the start, the reader is told someone is injured (killed?) at a wedding. I would highly recommend this book if you like family mysteries and quick reads. I couldn't put this one down!

This book deals with so many things....a very dysfunctional family, possible spousal abuse, mental illness, dementia and gaslighting for starters. Daughters Tully and Rachel are dealing with a mother suffering from dementia when they learn their father is divorcing her and marrying someone much younger than himself, even a few years younger than them. How can they cope with that, not to mention the stress in their lives from issues that happened in their childhood? Have they been quietly emotionally abused by their father all these years? What about their mother and soon to be step mother? This is told in two time frames, starting with the wedding and then going back to the year before where we learn all the things that have been going on. Very interesting to see how the girls deal with their different mental issues from the past and learn to reconcile them.

‘The Younger Wife’ was a quick read and a great seasonal fit for its autumn release. While the writing came off a bit juvenile for my taste, this character driven domestic suspense is one new-comers to the genre will likely enjoy. Most of the reveals are fairly obvious, and it has a bit of a slow start, but once the machinations and struggles of the Aston family suck you in, they absolutely will not let you go until you've reached the unexpected conclusion.

I love Hepworth for her rich, slightly tortured characters, the family drama she creates and the twisty storylines that keep the reader hooked.

This one was no exception. I was drawn in right from first to last page, wondering which family member “did it”, who was the good guy (or girl) in it all and who was the villain. Just about the time I thought I had it figured out, it twisted again.

Makes me want to dive into the few backlist titles I’ve
Missed.

4.5 ⭐️ rounded to 5.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the Kindle ARC. I've read two other books by Sally Hepworth and enjoyed them a lot, so I was happy to receive this ARC. When Rachel and Tully's father, Stephen, announces that he is marrying the much younger interior designer, Heather, they are less than excited and more than a little suspicious. Their mother, Pamela, is still very much alive but not well, as she is suffering from dementia in a care facility. Stephen promises his daughters that nothing will change - their mother will still be well-taken care of and that he truly loves Heather. As with the two previous books I've read of Ms. Hepworth's, there was quite a surprise ending. The story was fast-paced and it was difficult to put down. I read it over the course of 3 days. Sally Hepworth is quickly becoming one of my go-to authors for a suspensful, dramatic read.

I am not quite sure how to review this one. I LOVE Sally Hepworth and all of her books until this one. I REALLY LIKED this one. To be fair, I was expecting more of a psychological thriller. This reads like an exploration of mental traumas and issues with the three main women, Heather, Tully and Rachel, more than anything else. I felt the author did her research about kleptomania, stress eating and dementia. I also appreciated the references to Covid-19. They were small and not heavy-handed, but definitely timely. While extremely well done, I expected more thrills and felt a little empty at the ending. It was sad. I felt for all of them, but also felt a little cheated. There was surprise after surprise moving towards the end but I still had several questions left afterwards. All in all, the writing is excellent and I definitely kept turning pages to see what's next and look forward to more from Ms. Hepworth!

Thank you to #NetGalley, Sally Hepworth and St. Martin's Press for this ARC!