This is a family drama with a dark mystery. Adrian Wolfe is an architect who is now a grief stricken widow as his 3rd wife, Maya, was hit by an oncoming bus. His two divorces were amicable and his 5 children seem happy so what is the problem? Read this book in order to find out what really happened to Maya and the real truth about why Adrian had 3 wives and why Adrian wanted them to be one big happy family. Is that really possible?
Adrian Wolfe is a handsome (altho becoming an Old Fart) architect who turns from wife to wife for the never-ending glow of first being in love. What he doesn't take into account is the toll this takes on his FIVE kids. He wants everyone to be happy, and because he's happy, he thinks all of his extended family members are too. His third wife, Maya, is unable to give him another child (like he needs another?) and falls out of love with him. Even tho she tells him this, he refuses to hear her and keeps going thru the motions of being happy. She dies after a night out of drinking, was it an accident or was it suicide? Lots of twists and turns but not a true 'who done it' mystery.
This book started out as a 'thriller' but became a long litany of Adrian Wolfe's grief and his dysfunctional family events. Yawn, so sorry I wasted time reading it. While I enjoyed Lisa Jewell's writing style, and will read more of her books, I was disappointed that this story turned into a Dr. Phil moment.
This book started out as a 'thriller' but became a long litany of Adrian Wolfe's grief and his dysfunctional family events. Yawn, so sorry I wasted time reading it. While I enjoyed Lisa Jewell's writing style, and will read more of her books, I was disappointed that this story turned into a Dr. Phil moment.
