A review by carolefort
The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth

4.0

The Younger Wife is the third Sally Hepworth book that I have had the pleasure to read and I look forward to many more. This is a family drama with a difference. There are five main characters: Stephen, a surgeon in his sixties who is married to Pam, who has dementia; Heather, a woman in her thirties, who is engaged to Stephen; Tully and Rachel, the daughters of Stephen and Pam, who are learning to face the fact that their father is marrying someone who is the same age as them. I know this sounds like a soap opera but the story develops into something that the reader will not see coming. There is a huge secret in this novel! The Younger Wife has a tight and tense plot. The characters are so well-drawn that the reader feels like they know them. The second half of the book wavers back and forth between drama and suspenseful mystery. The ending is a stunner. If you enjoy reading family dramas with a terrific cast of characters and a great deal of tension, this one is for you. Sally Hepworth has done it again. Thank you to St. Martin’s Press, NetGalley and the author for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.