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The wife between us is an angst driven, clever, gripping, suspenseful and not your typical domestic psychological thriller novel that was an absolutely thrilling and exciting read. Spoilers ahead the first part of the book goes back and forth between vanessa and nellie. The synopsis for the wife between us by greer hendricks and sarah pekkanen says it all. Jan 24, 2018 the wife between us, by greer hendricks and sarah pekkanen st. Nancy simpsonbrice, book vault like a house of mirrors, the wife between us kept me guessing around every corner, delving into the complexities of marriage, friendship, and obsession. Wall street journals 6 books to read this winter real simples best books of 2018. This audiobook contains a bonus interview with the authors. This 79page guide for the wife between us by sarah pekkanen and greer hendricks includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 42 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. The instant new york times bestseller january 2018. You, the reader, assume that it is vanessa and her replacement. A man, his jealous exwife who desperately wants to stop him from remarrying, and his beautiful new young fiance are at the heart of a complicated love triangle in the wife between us, the new thriller by authors greer hendricks and sarah pekkanen. A former investigative journalist and feature writer, her work has been published in the washington post, usa today and many others. The divorce has just become final, and richard is already engaged to someone. The wife between us by greer hendricks, sarah pekkanen.
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