A friend recommended The Silent Wife after I enjoyed reading Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl.
The story is told in alternating voices of main characters, Todd, and his common-law wife Jodi. The couple’s seemingly perfect relationship, which includes flourishing careers and a luxury waterfront condo, unravels in the aftermath of Todd’s adulterous lifestyle.
Both characters are unlikeable. But the author’s meticulous account of Jodi’s unspoken turmoil, set against the picture perfect view from the calm of her tony surroundings, kept me turning the pages.
It is unfortunate that this Canadian author passed away from cancer just months before her first novel was published. (Submitted by TS).
