The Other Wife is incredible! Following Suzi, Nora and Elle with each chapter starting from their points of view it can be a little difficult to begin but once I’d learnt a little about each character and their stories I was hooked! There’s a few twists but the one at 75% through absolutely blew my mind! Wow, what a plot!
You have to pick this up, the suspense is ever building and it’s one hell of a great story,
5/5

Suzi and Nora are new neighbors and Suzi is so glad to finally have someone close by to talk to. She’s pregnant and her husband is a jealous control freak. Of course, Suzi isn’t perfect either, she’s done some things she’s not proud of, and now that she has a new friend, she’s tempted to confide in her. And that could be a deadly mistake. Then there’s Elle, living a perfect life, at least on the surface. The truth is that her husband has cheated on her, but she’s worked hard to have the perfect life and doesn’t plan on giving it up, no matter what she has to do, no matter who she has to hurt.

I received an advance readers copy in exchange for an honest review.

I really wanted to like this one because this kind of domestic thriller is exactly my thing. But the writing and the pacing could not suck me in, entertain me, or distract me. And that is exactly what I’m looking for in a domestic thriller. Barely enjoyable

A Brilliant Winner! One of the best books I have read this year!

Along with the main characters - Elle, Nora and Suzi is a plot designed to dazzle!

Nick, Suzi's controlling husband, has her basically imprisoned (and pregnant) in their home in the country. A neighbor, Nora, moves in and befriends Suzi. This is when the action really begins!

We see three personalities and their drive to get what they want - not to mention what they've already had!

HIGHLY recommend! Well developed characters, lots of plot action, suspense, and plenty of drama.

Many Thanks to Amazon Publishers, UK and NetGalley for a superb read!

Thank you to NetGalley for a Kindle ARC of The Other Wife.

The Other Wife is a stereotypical domestic thriller filled with adultering, secrets, family drama and unreliable narrators.

Nora, recently widowed, has moved into a cottage near an expectant mother-to-be, Suzie.

Suzie is under siege. She is carrying the baby of an old lover, and trapped in an isolated house with a manipulative husband, Nick, who monitors and watches her every move.

Nora has secrets. Suzie has secrets. And Nick is your typical douche bag.

There is decent character development but its difficult to like anyone, especially Suzie, who sounds and acts like a wishy- washy twit.

I'm still not sure why she married Nick, even though she mentions how they met and their wedding.

Nora is a dark horse. At first, she sounded like your typical scorned woman, out for revenge.

But, something changes when she probes into the death of her husband. As her investigation reveals many twists and turns (most which I guessed), her target for revenge shifts and her demeanor toward Suzie is irrevocably altered.

What began as a domestic thriller ends as a revenge tale, and I love revenge stories.

Thank you NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for the eARC.
Suzy, pregnant and scared, has moved to the country with her husband Nick. She's heartbroken because the man she was having an affair with has suddenly disappeared after she told him she's expecting a baby. Nick is very controlling and she's lonely, depending on him for everything because their cottage is far from anywhere. When she finds out her lover has died, she is inconsolable and her husband becomes even more impossible to live with. In the meanwhile a woman has moved into the cottage next to them and Suzy hopes that she'll have a friend to confide in. Little does she realize her life will become even more nightmarish; this woman wants vengeance!
The story is told from the viewpoint of both women and as the stories continue I found it more and more difficult to put the book down. It's a nailbiter!
None of the characters are likeable, (except for Poppet, the poor dog), but that didn't matter because the story was so good. The ending is terrific and quite satisfying. Recommended!

It REALLY took me a while to get into this book, I almost gave up on it. I just kept being like WHAT IS GOING ON. The introduction of new characters, the characters each referring to their ‘you’ it all felt very confusing. I’m glad I persevered because I did end up enjoying it. I read from 50% to the end in one sitting. (Stayed up till 2am too) I found I guessed A LOT of what was going to happen, however the ending seemed nicer than I originally thought. All rather far fetched, but also very familiar at the same time. I’ve had my go at toxic controlling relationships in my time!

This was an okay domestic thriller. The story just felt kind of flat and boring. At times I thought it would pick up in pace but I was just bored with the storyline. Took me a while to finish. Had promise but really just wasn’t there for me. Would not recommend. Thank you netgalley for letting me give an honest review of this book.

One good thing about this book- it kept me hooked. The writing was enjoyable and the characters whilst flawed were also interesting. The only issue I had was the book was a tad too long I feel like it could have been wrapped up quicker.

A great domestic thriller which revolves around three women, Suzy, Elle and Nora. What do these three women have in common and how far will they go to keep their secrets? Told from the viewpoint of each woman, this is a suspenseful story of secrets, deceit and revenge which has a good twist at the end.

I really enjoyed this book , some really good twists , fast paced and entertaining ....

The story is told mainly from the perspective of Suzi and Nora , they live next door to each other and both are harboring some secrets . Suzy is married to Nick who is controlling and abusive , Nora a recent widow . We soon find what connects these two women and the twists just keep coming .

I really enjoyed The Other Wife by Claire McGowan. It's a taut, well written, well paced psychological thriller. In Part One of the novel, we meet three women: Nora, Suzi, and Elle. Each chapter alternates between the three points of view. Nora is a 42-year old widow moving into a rather run-down cottage in the middle of nowhere (outside London). She's an unhappy, mysterious character who's motives with the move won't come clear for many chapters. Next is Suzi, a pretty young, pregnant wife a good bit younger than Nora and her only neighbor for miles and miles. Suzi is married to an insanely controlling man (Nick) and is desperately unhappy about both her marriage and their move to the country where she has no job, no friends, and is trapped in her home playing wifey. Suzi is also in love with another man, someone who is married and may be the father of her unborn child, but the man has suddenly ghosted her. Finally, we meet Elle. Elle used to be a concert pianist but is now a full-time wife, married to a doctor. She seems to be a bit neurotic and as we meet her, she's going crazy waiting for her husband to come home, frantic that he's late. Nora and Suzi meet early on, but as a reader, you're not sure how Elle is going to fit into the story. And so it begins.

This is the second of McGowan's books that I have read, and I will be a faithful follower from here on. She is a skilled storyteller, and I thoroughly enjoyed both novels. The Other Wife is a complex, dark tale of deceit and vengeance, and I loved the way McGowan brought everything together in the final chapters. A very satisfying ending.

My thanks to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer/Amazon for providing me a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Interesting novel but one that could have, imo, greatly benefit from being shorter.
The way the chapters are, one in each of the character's POV, the story goes slowly unfolding, but it gets to a point when it is a bit too slowly.
It's more a character study than a thriller; you start to understand what is happening as you start to get into their minds and understand their motivations.
No one is really likeable here but the author does a good job of making the reader care for them, nonetheless.

I'd like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review.

A brilliant book following the lives of pregnant Suzi, Elle and Nora. Lots of twists and turns that start with Nora moving to the countryside that sets off a chain of events. Each chapter written from the perspective of Suzi, Elle or Nora, this book is very easy to read and switches between the characters effortlessly to keep the story moving. Thanks to NetGalley for my copy in exchange for my honest review.

This book was fast paced. Hard to put down. It flowed well and it was very well written. It caught hold of me and had me hooked from the start . I was literally on the edge of my seat reading this book.

Suzi has moved to the countryside with her husband Nick in order to repair their marriage. She is pregnant and the moved to an isolated farmhouse might be what they need to make things right between them. They even get a dog. From Nick's perspective Suzi has alot to make up for.

Suzi and Nick have a new neighbour Nora who, due to proximity, they are bound to be courteous to. There are no other close neighbours. It's clear from the outset Nora is not what she seems, though it takes some time for her agenda to be disclosed. Suzi is looking for a confidante. She feels alone, and we soon see Nick's continual gaslighting and methods of coercive control, his rationale being that Suzi has cheated on him (twice).

The Other Wife is told from multiple, and at times, confusing amounts of people's points of view across different time periods. For me, it tended to deflect from the story for me, rather than add to it. There seemed to be so many players and so many moving parts, making some of the plot twists fall short. The story did not evolve for me, it felt forced and somewhat chaotic.

I have had the pleasure of reading alot of thrillers lately and it's possible my view of this book was influenced by my high opinions of those. I could not rate this highly in comparison unfortunately. I also did not draw Suzi close, although she was very much the victim in this book and I applaud Clare McGowan for addressing the issue of coercive control in this book.

Thank you to Clare McGowan, Amazon Publishing UK and Netgalley for the eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.. This is published 24 October 2019.

The Other Wife by Claire McGowan
Thanks @netgalley @evawoodsakaclairemcgowan and @amazonpublishing for my arc
Publication date 24th October
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Suzi did a bad thing. She’s paying for it now. She feels trapped in her cottage, in the middle of nowhere with only her jealous and controlling husband for company. Then Nora moves in next door and Suzi is delighted to have a new friend. But there’s more to Nora than meets the eye. Does she know what Suzi did?
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This is definitely up there with one of the best books I’ve read this year. A dark tale of deceit and vengeance, well written characters that although had some horrible traits, were likeable in their own ways and I felt really invested in what happened to them. An absolute nail biter of a story, kept me on edge the whole way. Highly recommended xx

I found this to be a very slow story and almost gave up on it. I did finish it but thought it was quite far fetched. An OK read but not one that I would enthusiastically recommend

** spoiler alert ** 3.5 stars

This is what I would call a perfect trashy read.i read it in a few hours.
Full of unlikable characters in ridiculous situations,that they keep lying about,and getting away with... but oh so very entertaining.
If it wasn't the end of summer I'd be telling everyone to take this to the beach with them.
The main part of the plot,and it's (to begin with) triple narrative ,was I think easy to guess what was going on... but there were plenty of surprises to come.
Highly enjoyable.

I am not usually fond of stories that are told from different viewpoints, but it worked well with 'The Other Wife'. I really enjoyed this book, which had me turning the pages from start to finish. Good twists. Recommended.

My thanks to Netgalley and the Publishers for my copy.

I started this book in the morning and just finished it. I just couldn't stop reading!
Suzi is pregnant and living with her husband, but missing her lover.
Nora just lost her husband and had to leave her home as she couldn't afford it anymore. She moves next to Suzi and Nick. And just like them, she has a secret or two.
Every time I thought I knew what was going to happen next, there was another plot twist that just changed everything.
It was a great read, with amazing plot and very interesting characters. They feel so real, with all their flaws.
I loved the ending. It was very satisfactioning.

A great domestic thriller with engaging well developed characters.

Suzi/Nora/Elle three characters whose lives will be tangled up together in ways that weren't least expected.

Suzi is pregnant and suffers from her obsessively jealous control freak of a husband who practically imprisoned her in their country home. Then a new neighbor "Nora" moves in and Suzi couldn't be happier to have someone to confide in, big mistake!

Then there is Elle who seems to be having the perfect life, but this is just a facade.
When those women's lives collide, there is a chain reaction of lies, betrayals, backstabbing, revenge and much more.

I was really invested in this story, but my only quibble was with the pace.
I felt that a more tighter writing would have sped up the pace, because there was a long gap between a twist and its denouement which took away from the shock value. Regardless I would recommend this book as it is both unique and engrossing.

I voluntarily reviewed this book through Netgalley, thanks Amazon Publishing UK, and author Claire McGowan.

Couldn't get into this story line, just didn't 'grab me' sorry. I did persevere to about 50% but then had to give up.

Thank you to Netgalley and Amazon Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

Very well written and with plenty of twists and turns. I felt there could have been a little more tension, and a little more uncovered about precisely what was going on in that hospital! But some really interesting characters and the issue of coercive control was well handled.

Nick and Suzi move to the countryside just outside of London. It is a fresh start after Suzi's affair. They agree to move away from London life. Less temptation for Suzi and she can concentrate on being a proper wife. No boozy dinners after work. No friends, no car. and no town nearby

When Nora moves in down the road- Suzi is delighted. She is a city girl, used to the hustle and bustle of London life and moving was a big change for her.

Nora happily greets her, grateful for a friend - she is a widow that has just had to downsize down to money.

Elle spends her day ensuring the house is perfect for her Dr Husband. Patrick. He spends hours at the hospital and is often late. Being alone with her thoughts and on medication he prescribed Elle worries and becomes a bit needy.

However when Patrick dies he leaves a trail of unanswered questions like why did all the money go? Elle decides to follow the trail and what she find is her most darkest worry of all!

The book tells the story through different perspective. It changes from Nora to Elle to Suzi. At first it can be a bit confusing as there is quite a few women but once you find out a bit about each person. Eventually the story pieces together nicely. I am glad I kept reading on as after I got know bits and pieces I became quite hooked.

The ending was unexpected.. I imagined it to be different to what was written. But I guess it shows the type of character.

Therefore this was a great read.

The Other Wife by Claire McGowan
What I Loved: The way the author wove so many secrets into the story. The twists and turns were done so that you were propelled through the book. Something would be revealed and I just had to keep turning the pages to see what was next.
To Read or Not To Read: This is a To Read for anyone who loves mystery, suspense, or thrillers!!

Suzi has cheated on her husband, and now she's pregnant and the man she was seeing has disappeared. Nora moves in next door and immediately befriends Suzi, although she may already know more about Suzi than she is letting on. This story takes you on a rollercoaster ride!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Great twists You are on the edge of your seat reading The Other Wife. Suzi and her husband Nick move to a secluded area. They have one neighbor named Elle Unbeknownst to Suzi, Elle is watching her. Secrets and lies

The story starts off being told from 3 points of view: Suzi, Nora and Elle.

Suzi recently moved to the country side where she spends her days alone and lonely. She is pregnant and married to her man who definitely does not treat her well, an example of what her husband Nick would say to her:
"I'd prefer you focused on the house, actually cooking a decent dinner, that kind of thing."
Suzi's chapters are all written to another man (not her husband), as if she is telling him a story, she yearns for him, even after it becomes clear he does not deserve her love and devotion.

Nora is Suzi's new neighbor and she is up to something. It takes a while before we find out what exactly and why she is spying on Suzi... but it gets more and more interesting.

Elle seems like a timid woman. She constantly hears her mother's disapproving voice in her head.
"As if anyone could ever love you."
She's married, but not secure in her marriage. She spends her days at home, waiting for her husband to come home, trying to be the perfect wife based on a 1950s idea of a perfect wife. She seems mentally and emotionally rather unstable and completely dependent on her husband.

Throughout the story we get to know these women more and more. In my opinion, Elle was weak and just not really living her life. Suzi was not the smartest girl, she could have gotten herself out of her mess a lot sooner, rather than waiting for it to escalate. Nora seems smarter, but not the kindest person. So basically there was not one person that I loved or related to in this story, but I still enjoyed it and followed every twist and turn that got thrown at me.

It's funny how one of the women sums up what happens in this book as:
"The plot sounded so elaborate. Like something you'd read in one of those trashy thrillers...

and yes, I agree... the story wasn't fully believable, but it was still good.

This is the 2nd book by the author and after the 1st book I couldn't wait to read another one. The Other Wife was so good and kept me hooked from start to finish. Claire McGowan is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine. The Other Wife, has everything I look for in a good mystery novel. Mystery, complex characters, not a lot of romance, and lots of drama.

The plot was intense, powerful and thrilling and held me captive all the way through! The characters fairly leapt off the page, and the tension was palpable. If you are looking for a book that you just CAN’T put down, then this is DEFINITELY the book for you!

*I received a complimentary ARC of this book from NetGalley & Bookouture in order to read and provide a voluntary and honest review, should I choose to do so.

#TheOtherWife #NetGalley

This is the perfect psychological thriller. There’s lots of twists and turns throughout that you won’t see coming. Claire McGowan is fast becoming one of my favourite authors and I’ve loved everything that I’ve read of hers recently. I’d strongly recommend this book.

Suzi made some mistakes. Now she's stuck in a bad situation. Things start looking up when Nora moves into the only other house nearby. Things are not as they appear and Suzi is not the only one with a secret...

I enjoyed this thriller novel. I did predict the plot twists (one very early on), but the book kept me interested for the most part. There were some slow moments that could have been shortened. I appreciated the multiple points of view and found the ending to be very satisfying. I had hoped for a bit more character development, and I think I would have liked the protagonists much more if they had shown some more growth. This was a solid domestic thriller that offered some scary, suspenseful moments and a whole lot of revenge.

I received a free copy of this book from Net Gallery in exchange for an honest review.
This is a great psychological thriller.
Suzi did something bad and she is paying for it.
She is almost tempted to tell her friend Nora about it.
Elle spends her days in her perfect home and keeps her secrets to herself.
A shocking event occurs and it brings all three women together
A fascinating book

A women who can't help but have an affair moves to a very isolated place. with her husband. Months later a women moves into a cottage next door. And so the story begins and we get to know the characters. I feel like if I explained anymore it would spoil the story.. This was a very Intriguing , entertaining book. One I couldn't put down. The author did a great job keeping me entertained and wanting to know whats going to happen next. Even though I guessed at a couple things happening in the story it did not wreck the story in any way. Many twists and turns in the book I never expected and kept me wanting more..

Twists that I didnt see coming people you get to care about and route for. Very well written and a very good read.

I really enjoyed the pace of this book even though I figured out who connected to who and how the stories of the women intertwined. I think that there was almost too much foreshadowing that when it was supposed to be the reveal, I wasn't really gasping or really having any emotion. However, I couldn't put it down regardless because I had to know the ending. I don't think I was entirely shocked with the ending except for where the child ended up.

The Other Wife by Claire McGowan is a book written from multiple points of view which sometimes doesn’t work but in this case, it does. If you are like me, a HUGE fan of mysteries and thrillers, you will want to read this novel. I cannot get enough of books like this one that keeps you biting your nails in fear!

Suzi did a bad thing. She’s paying for it now, pregnant, scared, and living in an isolated cottage with her jealous husband, Nick.

When Nora moves into the only house nearby, Suzi is delighted to have a friend. So much so that she’s almost tempted to tell Nora her terrible secret. But there’s more to Nora than meets the eye. It’s impossible—does she already know what Suzi did?

Meanwhile, Elle spends her days in her perfect home, fixated on keeping up appearances. But when her husband betrays her, it unravels a secret going all the way back to her childhood. She’ll do whatever it takes to hold on to him, even if that means murder. After all, she’s done it before…

Caught up in their own secrets and lies, these strangers will soon realise they have more in common than they could ever have imagined. When a shocking event brings them together, their lives will never be the same again.

Many questions, secrets, and lies that I was kept guessing throughout. Highly recommended!

This book comes out on October 24! Pre-order now.

A domestic thriller with unlikeable-but-interesting characters that keeps you on your toes. It was slow to start (at least in my opinion— there are plenty of reviews saying otherwise) and the ending felt really chaotic in a forced way. There were definitely moments that were harder to believe than others, but once you learned to ignore that feeling it was overall quite enjoyable.

I would've preferred tighter writing and a shorter book in order to keep that urgent, panicked feeling, but it wasn't bad at all. I'll definitely consider reading Claire McGowan's other work.

A psychological thriller told by the two main characters suzi and Nora.
Suzi and her husband nick move to an isolated cottage in the middle of nowhere, nick goes to work all day leaving pregnant suzi and a puppy alone all day with no car or money she has secrets to hide but feels isolated and has a sense that she is going mad all curtesy of her husband nick.
Nora a widow moves in next to them and somehow seems to know all about suzi as they become friends! The way these two women are linked and by whom gradually becomes apparent and the links and ties that bind them, a sobering thought that with today’s technology how we can be controlled and how easy it is to delve for information that is freely available! A thought provoking read.
Thank you net galley for this early read.

One word sums the other wife up, clever it's really really clever and genuinely keeps you guessing until the very last page. Keep your wits about you and trust nobody.

Brilliant book. I couldn’t put it down. It was complicated to decide who was the villain in the story. I thoroughly recommend this book

This was a fun read - it drew me in right away with the alternating points of view as a new neighbor, Nora, moves into a cottage in a remote and isolated area. We see it from her point of view and also from Suzi's, who lives across the street with her husband Nick, and appears anxious and edgy about every little thing. Sure, she's pregnant and a bit scatterbrained, but there's much more to it. The women meet and become friends, as much as they can be with the secrets they're both keeping, that is. We also meet Elle, another anxious wife who dotes on her husband and never quite believes that their marriage is as perfect as it seems. She's right, of course.

I can't say that any of the twists were exactly mind blowing and you will probably see them coming, but that doesn't mean you won't enjoy this story as it unfolds. The female characters are likable, although Suzi is a little too extreme with her nervousness and constant unease. It would have been nice to see her with a bit more backbone and less self-pitying remorse about her past. The male characters are almost all deplorable narcissistic jerks except of course the one that helps to save the day. Male readers may be a bit turned off by this!

Even though I felt like I've read this tale many times before, the author keeps it fresh and the story flows easily as the lies are exposed and everything starts to unravel for the women. I found myself turning page after page, impatient to see who survives and at what cost. I wasn't disappointed!

This is a slow burner of a story that peels away at the layers of deceit and deception. Told form the viewpoint of 3 characters, it delves into their lives, showing nothing is ever quite as it seems! A great, solid read.

A tangle of lies, deceival and marital abuse. Two women with similar destinies, whose lives were brought together and partly destroyed by a professional liar. The Other Wife by Claire McGowan is a complex thriller of deceival and revenge, which explores the deep secrets of the angry brain.

Suzi, heavily pregnant and Eleanor/Nora a sad widow are new neighbours in the middle of the nowhere English countryside. A simple friendship which evoles to something else. More complex and unexpected. Both of them met a man that meant something to them. A man that apparently died and took with him part of those women' lives. But what actually do they know about this man?

Step by step, the novel is delving into revealing snapshots of secrets that were hidden. In both women lives there are secrets, deadly in some cases. The reality proves to be completely different and the truth is always hidden. When it comes out, it's a corpse left behind.

I've been fascinated by the technique of building the narrative, with unexpected turns and dramatic developments. All characters do have issues and bloody secrets they are easily living with and this is a pretty scary view on human nature. It might be, as one of the police officer said at a certain point that most crimes are committed by a person you know, but this dark side of humanity is terrifying. Maybe this is how it is, maybe not.

From the literary point of view, I've had often the feeling that the narrative is disbalanced as the main interest is on the characters. It's like the writer is so keen to share so much about the dark sides of them that sometimes the proper development of the plot is somewhere lost in between the cross-stories shared by different viewpoints.

The Other Wife by Claire McGowan is a chilling novel, you hardly leave it until it is finished, with a maigre touch of feminism - as both women are victims of manipulative men. A story that makes you think and pessimistically encourage you to suspect any couple you might see happily holding hands on the street. Something to think about later on.

The Other Wife by Claire McGowan is a thriller about a couple and a woman who lives next door. Nora moves in next door to a pregnant Suzi and her husband Nick, in a neighborhood hidden away from the city. Soon both Nora and Suzi realizes they both hold secrets they don't want the other to know, and their lives are more connected than they think.

The story is written with several narrations: Nora, Suzi, Elle, and detective Allison. In the beginning, I wondered how these characters relate to each other. But I saw the twist coming from a mile away. I'm not sure if the author intended to make it obvious. However, towards 3/4 of the book, came the twists I did not expect. There is a lot going on in the book. The book has a "Gone Girl" similarity to it. I just wish the twists have a more "omg" factor it, because I wasn't shocked.

Overall, I thought it was a good read. Thank you to Netgalley, Claire McGowan, and the publisher for providing me with an ARC, in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

This story definitely kept me interested, which is why it's earned 4 stars. I don't feel that the plot was incredibly amazing or anything special, but it was a fast and easy - even fun! - read. I liked how strong Suzi was. She wasn't the typical simpering "oh poor me" character that you often find in these thrillers. I recommend it as an easy and quick read on a rainy weekend or at the beach/pool.

Found this book amazing! Would love to read more of books from this author
5**** from me
Would definitely recommend this to others

Thank you Net Galley and Amazon for an early release of The Other Wife. Claire McGowan does it again, Intriguing!!! Loved it, got a bit confusing at the end and I don't understand the title BUT a very good read. I never wanted to put it down.

A page turner that will keep you awake late into the night. Though I could guess the first twist, the others were a surprise. The women are very gullible for someone who are professionals in their fields and survivors. Otherwise a gripping read.

I really enjoyed most of this book. I found the interplay between characters interesting and thought it well written. For me , however, the ending was a little week and unbelievable.