Book Description:
I walk slowly to the kitchen counter, staring out the window as Ceci rocks back and forth on the swing. My beautiful darling girl has been through so much already. How can I tell her that her life is about to change forever? When the woman from the hospital tells me that my husband Drew is in a coma my world comes crashing down. In an instant, I see our whole married life flashing before my eyes: the way our children ran into his arms when he came home from work, the way his face lit up when he read to them. So how can what they are saying be true? That he might have done this to himself? As my family rallies around to help, it becomes clear that Drew’s sister Gemma knows a shocking secret that my devoted husband has been keeping from me. If he wakes up, can he still be the man I love? Or will his secret tear our family apart? A rollercoaster ride of emotions, Her Silent Husband is a story about family, and the light that can be found in even the darkest moments of our lives. Fans of Jodi Picoult, Kelly Rimmer and Diane Chamberlain will be captivated by this unforgettable page-turner.
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Review for 'Her Silent Husband' by Sam Vickery.
Read and reviewed via NetGalley for Sam Vickery, Bookouture publishers and Bookouture anonymous
Publication date 15th November 2021.
This is the fourth book I have read by this author. I have previously read 'One Last Second', 'My Only Child' and 'Save My Daughter' which I highly recommend.
I was originally drawn to this book by its beautiful eye catching cover and its intriguing synopsis and title. The synopsis stated that 'Fans of Jodi Picoult, Kelly Rimmer and Diane Chamberlain will be captivated by this unforgettable page-turner.' I am a huge fan of Jodi Picoult and Diane Chamberlain so am looking forward to seeing if this lives up to this statement. I am also a huge fan of Sam Vickery and if this is half as good as 'One Last Second', 'My Only Child' and 'Save My Daughter' it is sure to be a page turning read. I must admit I was also biased due to the publisher being Bookouture. I have yet to read a book published by Bookouture that I haven't enjoyed. Hopefully this won't be the first... Watch this space! (Written before I started reading the book).
This novel consists of a prologue and 44 chapters. The chapters are medium in length so possible to read 'just one more chapter' before bed...OK, I know yeah right, but still just in case!
This book is set in Washington, USA 🇺🇸.
This book is written in first perspective and the main protagonists are Beth and Gemma. The benefits of books written in first person perspective are as long as they are well written it makes you feel that you are being spoken to by the protagonist and it can create more of a bond between yourselves and them. If there are several protagonists you also get to see more of what is going on.
'Her Silent Husband' discusses some topics that may trigger some readers or may not be suitable for others. I like to point this out ahead of time in my reviews so you can judge if this book is for you or not. In this book Sam discusses/includes suicide, child abuse and drug addiction.
Well, Well, Well, Sam Vickery you have done it again!!! Congratulations on yet another breathe taking novel!! 🎉
This book is extremely well written and the layout with the past and present chapters are perfect. They drip feed you information of what has gone on in the past with just the right amount of information to give you an idea of what is going on but not too much so that you work it all out. The cover and blurb work perfectly with the storyline.
Wow!! What an absolutely breathe taking and heart stopping storyline. Every partners worst nightmare and as a partner and a mother it had me absolutely hooked. It is a beautiful and devastating plot that really shows the true, raw and gripping emotions of how loved ones feel when someone decides to take their own life. I really resonated with this story as my uncle did exactly that and you can't explain the anger, devastation and grief you go through but Sam had it down to a tee. It actually made me wonder if she went through something similar herself as she captivated the feelings I felt absolutely perfectly when I discovered what had happened it is filled with grief, anger, resent, denial, tears and so so so much more!!! . It just completely blew me away and left me sitting there thinking how life can change in a second. It also made me question what would I do and how would I feel if I was in the situation of either Gemma or Beth . Would I forgive Drew?
However, it wasn't just the one heart tugging storyline as you had the other subplots going on at the same time with Gemma and Tristan. I won't say too much as I don't want to give to much away but oh how I felt for Beth, Gemma and Tristan. Have your tissues at the ready ladies and gents cause this one is a complete tear jerker!!!
The storyline was set at a perfect pace, not too fast and not too slow. It gave just the right amount of time for you to be able to take everything in as it was happening and question yourself about what you would do. It really is thought provoking.
It is an absolute roller-coaster ride of emotions and filled with love, deceit, secrets, tension and trust. A very powerful and gripping depiction of the power and intensity of family, love and what you do for you children.. It sucked me in from page one until the tear jerking ending.
It is set over multiple time lines. When books show what has happened in the past and what is happening in the present I find it really helps the reader (if it is well done) understand why things are happening and what has lead to the present activities and decisions. It also shows the bigger picture
The characters are unique, well defined and realistic. The strength of Beth and Gemma absolutely shine through as does the devastation Drew is going through and also created. Many would dislike Beth for her attitude but if I have been in a similar position and her feelings almost mirrored mine with the anger and grief. Nobody knows how they would react until they are in that situation. I did have a lot of sympathy for Beth but I also had sympathy for Gemma, Tristan and also later on for Drew. This book shows the power and devastation of what one person's actions do to a whole family.
I would absolutely love to see this turned into a movie!!! Another congratulations to Sam Vickery and I do believe that Jodi Picoult and Diane Chamberlain have some strong competition here when it comes to the book charts. Looking forward to her next gripping, and going by all her previous work, what promises to be heart rendering.
Overall an. Emotionally raw, heart breaking, page turning, tear jerking and powerful novel of a parents love and sacrifice and of heartbreak and devastation. Powerful and addictive
Genres covered in this novel include Romance Novel, Domestic Fiction and Romance Fiction amongst others.
I would recommend this book to the fans of the above as well as fans of Jodi Picoult, Kelly Rimmer and Diane Chamberlain.
304 pages.
This book is just 99p to purchase on kindle via Amazon or free on kindle unlimited which I think is an absolute bargain for this book!!!
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Author Bio:
Sam Vickery is an English author who loves gritty, emotional stories that can make you sob. As a child, she was forever getting in trouble for being caught with her nose in a book, and these days are no different. She lives on the south coast of England with her husband, two children and a cat that thinks it's a dog.
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