Other People's Marriages by Kerry Fisher - Book Review

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How far would you go telling lies to keep your loved ones close to you? *Other People’s Marriages by Kerry Fisher pushes this to the max. An unputdownable and heartbreaking read, where families, lies, and secrets are all twisted together into one gigantic mess! Read on for my full review!

Other People's Marriages by Kerry Fisher - Book Review

Book Description

As I stood at my own birthday party, listening to my husband’s speech about me, I could no longer silence the thought that had started as a low-level hum five years ago and built until I could no longer ignore it… did I want to leave him?

Steph has spent decades building a family with her husband Mal, and putting that family first. She is the glue that holds them all together and she has convinced herself that she’s been happy… most of the time. But as she stands at her birthday party watching her husband talking about a wonderful marriage she doesn’t fully recognise, the doubts that she has been pushing down for so long begin to grow…

After the party, as Steph tries to gather her courage to leave Mal, she receives a letter from her old friend Evie. Steph hasn’t spoken to Evie since a sunny weekend on a holiday beach twenty years earlier when the two friends said things to each other that could never be unsaid. And now, Evie is seeking a reunion and a way to repair the friendship. But this reunion threatens to reveal a secret that could destroy two families.

What I Thought

A fantastic novel surrounding the lives of 3 different women, Steph, Teresa and Evie who meet one day in 1984 at a baby and toddler group. Their friendships grow over the years until one day on a group holiday, a massive rift between Steph and Evie changes their friendship. They go 23 years before they see each other again.

Present-day, 60-year-old Steph is contemplating where her marriage with Mal is going. She’s also getting involved in her son’s marriage. Keeping secrets, contemplating how to keep everyone happy and close to her. Other People’s Marriages is a great insight into what happens behind closed doors.

The characters are brilliantly thought out and you will get absorbed into their marriages and the secrets. It’s a perfect Summer read! Totally deserves 5 stars for the emotional weaving in and out journey you are taken on between the marriages!

Thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for the read.

Author Bio

Kerry Fisher is a million-copy bestselling author. She writes women’s contemporary fiction, is a USA Today bestseller and her books have been translated into twelve languages. She was born in Peterborough, studied French and Italian at the University of Bath and spent several years living in Spain, Italy and Corsica. After returning to England to work as a journalist, she eventually abandoned real-life stories for the secrets of fictional families. She lives in Surrey with her husband, and a naughty Lab/Schnauzer called Poppy, who joins in the huge dances of joy when her young adult children come home.