The Wife Between Us
When you read this book, you will make many assumptions. You will assume you are reading about a jealous wife. You will assume she is obsessed with her replacement - a woman who is about to enter a new marriage with the man she loves. You will assume you know the anatomy of the relationships. Assume nothing. Read between the lies. Twisted and deliciously chilling, The Wife Between Us deftly explores the hidden complexities of marriage and the dangerous truths we ignore in the name of love. The divorce has just become final, and Richard is already engaged to someone. One woman is determined to change that situation-- no matter what it takes. Soon a tangle of lies binds her life with those of Richard and his new fiancée. A tangle of lies-- that hide some dangerous truths.
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Vanessa is the bitter ex-wife of wealthy Manhattan hedge fund manager Richard Thompson, recently dropped from his Westchester house and surviving on her aunt's couch. Nellie is a young preschool teacher about to marry him. Vanessa wants to find Nellie before the wedding, and the truth shifts.
The Wife Between Us was co-written by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen and published in 2018. The duo has continued to co-write thrillers including An Anonymous Girl and You Are Not Alone.
Yes. The Wife Between Us is a domestic psychological thriller with a famous twist. It was a New York Times bestseller and is widely cited in conversations about modern unreliable-narrator suspense.
The Wife Between Us is 392 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Wife Between Us takes most readers 6 to 8 hours to finish.
The Wife Between Us is a standalone novel by Greer Hendricks, not part of a series.
The Wife Between Us is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
