His Perfect Wife
This is no ordinary psychological thriller
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His Perfect Wife
Narrated by:
Katharine McEwan
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Natasha Bell
About this listen
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of His Perfect Wife by Natasha Bell, read by Katharine McEwan.
She was his perfect wife, until she went missing.
Alexandra Southwood has vanished. Her husband, Marc, is beside himself. It isn't long before the police are searching for a body.
But Alexandra is alive - trapped, far away from her husband and young daughters.
Desperate, Marc will stop at nothing to find the woman he loves. Even if it means discovering that he never really knew her at all.
Because Alexandra is no ordinary missing person - but then neither is she quite a perfect wife . . .
Previously published as Exhibit Alexandra.
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Critic reviews
So refreshing. A thriller, a page-turner, thoughtful and thought-provoking
Sterling work . . . an astutely written, complex debut . . . even seasoned genre aficionados will be surprised . . . an assured outing
Cunning . . . will have your brain working in overdrive as you try to second guess Natasha Bell's ingenious plot and as you reflect on her thought-provoking observations on art, love and family life
2018's most gripping psychological thriller
Gripping, intriguing and incredibly satisfying, this book confounds your expectations and keeps you guessing to the end
An intelligent, taut thriller which was beautifully written and compelling. I loved how the author played with the whole theme of life imitating art. Full of twists and turns I couldn't put it down. I thought the ending was perfect! (Claire Douglas, Sunday Times bestselling author of Last Seen Alive)
I adored Exhibit Alexandra. I thought it was a smart, original page turner which really brought something different to the thriller genre. It kept me up half the night! (Gillian McAllister, Sunday Times bestselling author of Everything But The Truth)
Beautifully insidious, a novel that outwits expectation at every turn (Francis Spufford, Costa Prize winning author of Golden Hill)
A smart, confident thriller, Exhibit Alexandra asks searching questions about motherhood and identity, and keeps you guessing to the very last page. Natasha Bell writes thought-provokingly about home, love, belonging - and what else a woman might want from life (Beth Underdown, author of The Witchfinder’s Sister)
This smart, mirror maze of a thriller bristles with sharp edges, twisting familiar Gone Girl themes into Bell's own intense creation
As narrator, Alex tells us about how her family and friends are most likely responding to her disappearance, while admitting that since she isn't there, she can't really be sure what is happening.
At times it felt like there was some padding in the story, (about what constitutes Art), but by the end and once I understood what was really going on, I realised that is was a really good book. Hence 5 stars. Well worth persevering with.
There's some great narrative describing Marc's first visit to New York City. I felt that I was there.
Katharine McEwan was a reasonable narrator, but she had Marc's "Dylan Thomas" accent all over the place. Sometimes Irish, sometimes Welsh. It became mostly Yorkshire towards the end.
Note: If you've already bought "Exhibit Alexandra", then be aware that this is the SAME BOOK.
Stick with it - it's really good
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The narrator was terrible, however. Her accents were atrocious and completely unbelievable.
Interesting idea, terrible reader
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original and compelling
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Somewhat surprising but inventive ending
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