The Younger Wife: An unputdownable new domestic drama with jaw-dropping twists

In the novel "The Wife Between Us," Tully and Rachel Aston are murderous when they discover their father has a new girlfriend, Heather Wisher, who is half his age. Heather knows she has an uphill battle to win over Tully and Rachel, but as it turns out, they are all hiding something, such as a garage full of stolen goods, an old hot-water bottle stuffed with cash, and a blood-soaked wedding. Sally Hepworth's novel is a suspenseful thriller that is praised for its clever plot and compelling characters.

Format: Hardback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 14 April 2022
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Another knockout – unputdownable and completely thrilling! Taylor Jenkins Reid, bestselling author of Malibu Rising and Daisy Jones and the Six, has crafted a suspenseful, brimming with secrets novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat. This is Sally Hepworth at her unputdownable best!

The moment Tully laid eyes on Heather Wisher, she knew this woman was going to destroy their lives. Tully and Rachel Aston are murderous when they discover their father has a new girlfriend. The fact that Heather is half his age isn't even the most shocking part. Stephen is still married to their mother, who is in a care facility with end-stage Alzheimer's disease.

Announcing his plan to divorce and then remarry, the news of Stephen and Heather's engagement sets a chain of family implosion. With their mother unable to speak for herself, Tully and Rachel are determined to get to the truth about their family's secrets and what this new woman really wants.

Heather knows she has an uphill battle to win over Tully and Rachel, all the while carrying the burden of the secrets of her past. But, as it turns out, they are all hiding something. A garage full of stolen goods. An old hot-water bottle stuffed with cash. A blood-soaked wedding. And that's only the beginning.

Praise for Sally's novels:

"Completely compulsive." – Jane Harper

"Totally absorbing, brilliantly written and thoroughly enjoyable. An addictive, unputdownable read." – Herald Sun

"Women's fiction at its finest." – Liane Moriarty

"Clever, chilling and beautifully crafted." – Adele Parks

"The characters are so beautifully drawn, and it was an emotional read, but I couldn't put it down." – Heidi Parks

Sally demonstrates that you don't need outlandish situations and monstrous characters to write a thoroughly engrossing, suspenseful thriller.

Weight: 552g
Dimension: 164 x 241 x 37 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529392357