A review by dscfrazier
Monogamy by Sue Miller

2.0

If you like books in which the main conflict that was discussed in the inside book jacket finally begins two-thirds of the way into the book, then this is the book for you. What intrigued me into wanting to read the book was that the main character was going to find out a "ruinous secret" after her husband's death that would send "her into darkness and force her to question" if she really knew him. I don't think the book lived up to that. In fact, after she, Annie, found out about the secret, much of the book was then split between her, the two adult children, and the first wife. I didn't really care about their lives as it had nothing to do with Annie dealing with the secret. They didn't even know the secret, nor were they wondering why she was acting differently in her grief. What was the point of focusing on them? But I guess that was needed since right after the husband, Graham, died, three chapters were spent on how those three characters got the news of his death and their reactions.