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The Wife
- An Unputdownable Psychological Thriller with a Breathtaking Twist
- Narrated by: Katie Villa
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense
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Zoe fainted on her wedding day, and she never knew why. She’s always felt sure something bad happened. Ten years later, she’s going to find out what....
It was supposed to be the happiest day of her life. Zoe was sitting in her hotel room, in her perfect white dress, looking forward to the moment when she would make kind, handsome Toby her husband.
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They said she must have fainted, overcome with emotion. But nothing felt quite right afterward. Did something happen in that missing time?
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- Suzanne sims
- 16-10-20
fantastic
another brilliant book by this author enjoyed it , really didn't see the ending coming
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-09-20
The wife....
Ab love all of Shalini Boland books, this isn’t her best , but still v enjoyable, as with her previous books, from the first page, I’m pulled in, and an engaged till the end
Good story and interesting ending
Author is great at keeping you guessing and never predictable ending!
Can’t wait for the next Shalini Boland novel- please keep them coming👍👍😉
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- julie panther
- 11-09-20
The Wife
Wow Wow Wow you have to read this book amazing, I loved it from the first page, the narrator was amazing i love her voice just loved the book it has everything awesome just awesome
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- Weliza
- 14-10-20
Good listen
I enjoyed this book whilst spending time waiting for some health related news. It provided some light, absorbing listening. The story kept me guessing about how it would be resolved with regard to the sister and why it was titled The Wife.
3 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-10-20
Sensational
Fantastic book. You're the best Shalini Boland. Looking forward to my next book. Thank you.
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- donnab
- 01-10-20
I couldn’t stop listening to this
This was a wonderful book with a fantastic twist! Definitely worth a read, good narration too.
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- Donna P.
- 23-09-20
the wife
best one yet, and I've read lots by this author. couldn't stop listening, Katie Villa is a brilliant narrator
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- Wayne
- 21-09-20
Absolutely loved this book
There are no shalini Boland that I don’t love and I love Katie villa as the narrator she reads so well and it a pleasure to listen to , the story is a slow builder but erupts into an unstoppable book I loved it infact I’ll listen to it again I’m sure of that
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- pedro
- 10-09-20
Too far-fetched
I enjoyed the first three quarters until the climax that required a lot of my patience to accept it as feasible. I was very disappointed in the end and kept playing it only to get to the end and not leave it hanging. Excellent performance.
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- John Davis
- 11-11-20
Very good listen with unexpected ending
Easy to follow and a great listen
Will follow the author in the future
Marvellous
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- littlesimone
- 10-09-20
A Quiet Yet Intriguing Read
This is the first book that I have ever read from this author and I have to say that I rather enjoyed it. It was quiet in nature yet steady in pace with an interesting plot. Although the protagonist was a bit more naïve than is believable, I found myself very much in her head, as it were, and sympathizing with her thought process. I don't know why but I kept picturing Emily Blunt portraying the protagonist. Not that I regularly envision books as movies but I could see this one made into a screenplay. It held my attention and I listened to straight through which is rare for me. Well done!
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- Carol Mitchell
- 23-05-21
pure drivel
The narrator was OK, but I hope she was well paid to read such an uninspired "story". Tired old theme of "best friend/sibling betrayal" and the main character such a self-doubting lump that it was just frustrating to listen to. I actually got through to chapter 15, and then gave up and jumped ahead to find out what happened. Never will pick up another book by this author.
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- Ida
- 12-03-21
Huh?
Excellent narration. The back story from 10 yrs ago was helpful in understanding this story. Switching between the past and present resulted in the story staying interesting throughout. One reviewer referred to the main character, Zoe as naive, etc. In my opinion, she was not. She was a strong woman and and attentive mother. Zoe was a hard worker who investigated and responded to issues as much as she could. She was not aware of the extent of the duplicity surrounding her. The listeners cruise along until the last 5 or so chapters. Be careful not to get whiplash with how quickly things change and start moving forward. My mouth dropped open as we were heading towards the conclusion. All I can say is “wow, didn’t see that coming”.
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- Kali Goddard
- 25-11-20
Way too far fetched, even for me.
Couldn't connect with the plot or the characters, because of how unrealistic the whole story was.
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- N. Shaw
- 25-10-20
Lies, deceit, betrayal REPEAT!
Rating: 4 🍷 🍷 🍷 🍷 !!!!!!!
Book: The Wife
Available NOW -Release Date: September 9, 2020
Author: Shalini Boland
Genre: Thrillers, Mystery, Suspense
The Wife is a book packed with secrets, betrayal, and mystery. I felt for the main character Zoe. The story follows her as she is planning her 10-year wedding anniversary. Only thing is, ten years prior, on her wedding day, something happens, and she cannot remember. As the day gets closer, she realizes something bad happened and the people she love may hold the key.
There are hardly any redeemable characters in this book besides Zoe and maybe one other. With the betrayal, lies, and coverups, I just wanted Zoe to lash out at everyone. Boland gives you just a peek chapter after chapter to keep you reading to see what actually happened on that fated wedding day. There were small twists and reveals that tied up the story in a nice little package. I can say that at the very end, one character made me want to shake the life out of her which I think was probably the desired feeling from Boland. I am interested in checking out more of her stuff as I liked her writing style.
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- Rhonda M. Johnson
- 30-10-20
Great book
great book, surprising ending keeps you guessing and intrigued. Enjoy........good bookclub read...what would you do
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- lisa
- 05-10-20
kept me entertained
Kept me entertained but was not on the edge of my seat. I did enjoy the characters and the story flowed well. To me the aha moment was not large or intriguing but it was written well.
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- KEK
- 28-10-21
Boring
What a very dull, unimaginative plot involving characters I could not care about in the slightest. I have no idea why I continued to listen to the poor narrator plod along except I just kept thinking this thing has to improve. it never ever did. Do not bother. It really is that bad.
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- Rhonda Madison
- 29-12-20
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This is a very intriguing suspenseful story. Lost memories are dangerous when they start to return for Zoe. I couldn't stop listening. The epilogue was very chilling. Kate Villa does a great narration. I'm looking forward to more books by Shalini Boland.
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- Deborah Clawson
- 25-06-22
Great storyline, suspenseful, stellar narration.
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