This book has twist after twist, although it's not until the end of the first part that we get the first one. In fact, with the revelation at the end of the first part, I'm not quite sure how to get it to make sense--the present and the past juxtaposed?, a woman thinking of her own past and applying it in some sort of reverie to someone else's present?, or maybe we're seeing three "characters" in the first part (two of whom are one person), and not the two we think? I'm not sure it can be made unconfusing.
Some of the plot twists, characters, and situations are very reminiscent of "The Last Mrs. Parrish." The books came out within 3 or 4 months of each other, so I doubt that either one influenced the other, but I suspect that if I were more versed in the world of thrillers, I'd be much more up on the things that happen between husbands and wives in troubled marriages in such books. These are the first two books that I've read in my decades of life that count as classic thrillers, or classic husband-and-wife thrillers.
The final twist in the epilogue might count as a bit of overkill. This bit of revelation, piled on, might be just a bit silly, but many readers--most readers?--will gasp and be amazed by all of the unforeseen twist and turns of this book!
And, like "The Last Mrs. Parrish," we get to see the world of New York "Masters Of the Universe" and their glossy wives, and say, "Oh, they may be rich beyond belief, but what squalid lives of horror!" Thankfully, this book is less horrific in what happens than "The Last Mrs. Parrish," but the stakes also don't seem quite as high.
Some of the plot twists, characters, and situations are very reminiscent of "The Last Mrs. Parrish." The books came out within 3 or 4 months of each other, so I doubt that either one influenced the other, but I suspect that if I were more versed in the world of thrillers, I'd be much more up on the things that happen between husbands and wives in troubled marriages in such books. These are the first two books that I've read in my decades of life that count as classic thrillers, or classic husband-and-wife thrillers.
The final twist in the epilogue might count as a bit of overkill. This bit of revelation, piled on, might be just a bit silly, but many readers--most readers?--will gasp and be amazed by all of the unforeseen twist and turns of this book!
And, like "The Last Mrs. Parrish," we get to see the world of New York "Masters Of the Universe" and their glossy wives, and say, "Oh, they may be rich beyond belief, but what squalid lives of horror!" Thankfully, this book is less horrific in what happens than "The Last Mrs. Parrish," but the stakes also don't seem quite as high.