Monday, April 20, 2015

War of the Wives - Review & Giveaway

Review by Melinda Garza
Tamar Cohen's War Of The Wives is a read that kept me entertained. Simon Busfield was married to two completely different women and had two different families. Simon's first wife, Selina, is older than his second wife, has three children, Flora, Felix, and Josh, from him, and they live in a suburban home. They were married for 28 years. Simon's second wife, Lottie, is the younger wife, has a daughter, Sadie, with him, and they live in a city apartment. They were married for 17 years. After his death, Lottie finds out she is pregnant again. 

Somehow, for all these years, neither wife knew about the other until Simon dies mysteriously one night. Selina is notified of the death and finds he is wearing a different person's wedding ring. Selina plans for Simon's funeral. Lottie finds out about his death when an ex-boyfriend voices his condolences to her. The dreadful truth is revealed in front of everyone at the funeral. Things start to take an atrocious turn from there. 

Simon's betrayal brings out all kinds of truths and secrets. Their worlds were built on all sorts of lies. Their homes were at risk of repossession, they had families who really weren't their families, money became a hot issue, and they all begin to fall apart. Things use to feel safe for them all. The person who they thought was their husband or father was someone else entirely. 

This story kept me on my toes and I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. The suspense continues up until the very end of the book. I would recommend War Of The Wives to readers. It is addictive.

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About the Author:
Tamar Cohen (who also writes as Tammy Cohen) is a freelance journalist writing for national magazines and newspapers. A late starter to fiction, she has now written five novels - The Mistress's Revenge, The War of the Wives, Someone Else's Wedding, The Broken and Dying For Christmas - all published by Doubleday/Black Swan. Her sixth novel, First One Missing, is out in July 2015. 

She is a Writer in Residence at Kingston University and lives in North London with her partner and three (nearly) grown children, plus one very badly behaved dog.

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8 comments:

  1. This sounds really interesting. i couldn't imagine being in this situation.

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  2. Vera Wilson said,

    Wow what a way to find out the truth. Sounds like a good book to read.

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  3. This sounds like a good book, I keep looking at this book when I go to the store. It is on my TBR list.

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  4. I enjoyed this book very much and hope that others get a chance to read it. Here is my review from our blog, bookworm2bookworm.
    https://bookworm2bookworm.wordpress.com/2015/03/20/war-of-the-wives-by-tamar-cohen/

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  5. I think this book is going to be a fun read. I'm just sorry I can't follow Tamar on Twitter since I've reached the limit they've set.

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  6. this sounds like a very intriguing book. i can't imagine what that would be like to have happen in your life. crazy stuff!

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  7. One hears about this from time to time. I don't know how someone can juggle two marriage without slipping up. I bet this book is entertaining.

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