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A review by marsetta
Another Woman's Husband by Gill Paul
4.0
Thank you to Gill Paul, Headline. and Netgalley for providing a copy of this book in return for an honest review.
Two women who challenged the Crown. Divided by time. Bound by a secret...
1911
At the age of fifteen, carefree Mary Kirk and indomitable Wallis Warfield meet at summer camp. Their friendship will survive heartbreaks, separation and the demands of the British Crown until it is shattered by one unforgivable betrayal.
1997
Rachel's romantic break in Paris with her fiance ends in tragedy when the car ahead crashes. Inside was Princess Diana. Back in Brighton, Rachel is haunted by the accident, and intrigued to learn the princess had visited the last home of Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, only hours before the crash. Soon, the discovery of a long-forgotten link to Wallis Simpson leads Rachel to the truth behind a scandal that shook the world...
The story is told from two POVs, Mary Kirk (school and life-long friend of Wallis Simpson as she became known) and Rachel (vintage clothes shop owner and fiancee of Alex). Personally, I found the parts set in the past, about Mary and Wallis, more interesting than those about Alex and Rachel - while there was a sense of mystery behind their story, it all felt a bit forced: what is this bracelet that Alex took from Princess Diana?
The story, from the beginning, about Wallis and Mary just seem to flow and it was a case of flipflopping between the two as who my sympathises would lie with. I found myself reading the Alex and Rachel parts very quickly as I wanted to get back to the story of Wallis and Mary. I did wonder how the two parts of the book were going to tie together and it was only as we came near to the end that I got the answer. Won't say anymore!
This is the second book of Gill Paul that I have read and whilst it wasn't as good as "The Secret Wife" it was still an interesting read. There is a depth and honesty to the story which made me want to read more and I ended up googling a lot of the characters, including Mary Kirk, to find out more about them. I look forward to reading another book by Ms Paul (leaning towards The Affair, which seems to have the background story of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton).
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Two women who challenged the Crown. Divided by time. Bound by a secret...
1911
At the age of fifteen, carefree Mary Kirk and indomitable Wallis Warfield meet at summer camp. Their friendship will survive heartbreaks, separation and the demands of the British Crown until it is shattered by one unforgivable betrayal.
1997
Rachel's romantic break in Paris with her fiance ends in tragedy when the car ahead crashes. Inside was Princess Diana. Back in Brighton, Rachel is haunted by the accident, and intrigued to learn the princess had visited the last home of Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, only hours before the crash. Soon, the discovery of a long-forgotten link to Wallis Simpson leads Rachel to the truth behind a scandal that shook the world...
The story is told from two POVs, Mary Kirk (school and life-long friend of Wallis Simpson as she became known) and Rachel (vintage clothes shop owner and fiancee of Alex). Personally, I found the parts set in the past, about Mary and Wallis, more interesting than those about Alex and Rachel - while there was a sense of mystery behind their story, it all felt a bit forced: what is this bracelet that Alex took from Princess Diana?
The story, from the beginning, about Wallis and Mary just seem to flow and it was a case of flipflopping between the two as who my sympathises would lie with. I found myself reading the Alex and Rachel parts very quickly as I wanted to get back to the story of Wallis and Mary. I did wonder how the two parts of the book were going to tie together and it was only as we came near to the end that I got the answer. Won't say anymore!
This is the second book of Gill Paul that I have read and whilst it wasn't as good as "The Secret Wife" it was still an interesting read. There is a depth and honesty to the story which made me want to read more and I ended up googling a lot of the characters, including Mary Kirk, to find out more about them. I look forward to reading another book by Ms Paul (leaning towards The Affair, which seems to have the background story of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton).
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