Wednesday, January 10, 2018

The English Wife by Lauren Willig



A murder in an aristocratic household?  Unheard of and especially during a ball with hundreds of guests in attendance.

Bay, Annabelle's husband and Janie's brother, could not have killed his wife and then killed himself.  Janie was determined to find out who the real killer was.

We follow the family as the book goes back and forth in time making the connections for us about who was who and what the circumstances were.

And what marvelous connections and secrets this family has.

The biggest bomb shell came right after Bay and Annabelle were killed.

A family member of Annabelle arrived at the house to give his condolences, but also gave some unsettling information about Annabelle.

THE ENGLISH WIFE was very proper, and the characters were portrayed as very proper as was expected in the 1800's, but were some who they said they were?

THE ENGLISH WIFE was difficult to connect with at first, but then the book became difficult to put down.

The ending revelations will be "burning" in your thoughts and have you wanting to talk about the book with everyone.

If you enjoy the 1800's, drama of privileged families, mystery, and secrets, THE ENGLISH WIFE will be a late-into-the-night read.   4/5

This book was given to me free of charge and without compensation by the publisher, NetGalley, and Great Thought's Ninja Review Team. All opinions are my own.


18 comments:

  1. Have you read it yet?

    Thanks for stopping.

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  2. This sounds pretty good. I love families with secrets. Especially when they are not my own ;)

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    1. LOL!!

      That sure the truth.

      Thanks for commenting, Ti.

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  3. Loved your review, Elizabeth. I've added it to my Goodreads list!

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    1. Why thank you, Mary.

      I think you will enjoy the book.

      Thanks for commenting.

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  4. Just beginning to see this book around, and your review says I should definitely have it on my reading list!

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    1. Smiling here...glad my review helped...thanks, Kathryn, and thanks for commenting.

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  5. I'm not sure I love that time period but I am sure my mom would love this book.

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    1. Great!!

      I hope you get to read it, Carole Rae.

      Thanks for commenting.

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  7. Awesome story of novel thanks to aware me about this wonderful book. I want to read this novel. Hope I will get Free Ebooks in pdf online for me.

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    1. It was pretty good, Patty.

      Thanks for commenting.

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  9. I had a feeling this one would be good, and I was right! I'm now itching to read it.

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    1. :) I hope your itch gets scratched sooner rather than later, Laura. :)

      Thanks for commenting.

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