Good Husbands: A Novel by Cate Ray - Book Review
This novel has a book cover that caught by undivided attention and I was very excited to read the book. My expectation has been met as I couldn't put the book down until I knew the ending of it. Though the novel had a lot to talk about Marriage, Intimacy and Trust in relationships also referring to women issues of the modern times these days in our culture including in the west, the plot didn't disappoint me. I would rate it 4 Star! This novel I would say is meant for 22 years and older above adults who enjoys mushy language with thriller stories. There is no foul language other than it addresses social issues meant for grown-ups to digest.
The story begins where Jessica Jackson 46, Priyanka Lawley 36 and Stephanie Brooke, all the three women lived in Bath with their husbands and family, UK. Until one autumn, the post man slips a handwritten letter at these three women women wondering about the small piece of mail. They receive a worst possible accusation letter from Holly Waite, claiming to have links with their happily married husbands. The letter says a woman named Nicola Waite was raped by these three men who were strangers to each other in Montague Club, a letter trying to unfold a criminal act of sexual assault committed 30 years ago. The letter accuses Maximillian Jackson, Andy and Dan to have raped Nicola Waite and made her pregnant without her consent, Holly Waite claims that Nicola Waite is her Mum. And now there are no more, dead and gone. The letter was not taken seriously initially in the beginning by the three women in the novel thinking Holly Waite is making it up, that she is trying to make money until that day when the three women set out to find out about the allegation. Did Max Know Nicola Waite? What can help Jessica Jackson determine whether Max is a rapist who kept his part hidden in the past sixteen years of their otherwise happy marriage. The three women were complete strangers trying to find out if something traumatic or catastrophe may or may not have happened 30 years ago, but Priyanka cared more about what's happening now, about what she could lose. She could lose her family and she would do anything to protect Andy her husband. Jessica never worried that Max might cheat because he's always been such a good guy. Then the women come across a Dairy which explains it all that happened at club that awful night of rape of Nicola Waite where the husbands knew each other.
Was Max involved behind the scenes of the assault? Who Holly is or was?. If something went horribly wrong that night at the Montague club, perhaps because of a misinterpretation or accident of some kind, Max would have tried his best to make it good...Wouldn't he? The ending to the novel should not be missed. What's the twist that will keep you glued till the last page? Will the three women together find out who had and why was the act of sexual assault actually committed of Nicola Waite? Cate ray the author has done a great job to explain today's women issues faced in any society or culture.
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About the author Cate Ray
Cate Ray is the author of four novels published in the UK as Cath Weeks and she was named an "Author to Watch" by ELLE. Her novel GOOD HUSBANDS is an Apple Best Book of June, a Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favourite, a Walmart Canada Read of the Month and a Kobo Best Mystery & Thriller. You can follow Cate on Instagram & Twitter @CateRaywriter, or visit her website: www.CateRay.co.uk
Book Description
Three wives, one letter, and an explosive secret that will change everything.
He said, she said. Who do you believe?
Jessica, Stephanie and Priyanka are complete strangers, but they have one thing in common: they’ve each received a letter accusing their husbands of committing a sexual assault more than two decades prior. Is the accusation true or is there more to the story? It was a secret that remained buried for years.
With their worlds suddenly turned upside down, they don’t know who to trust—a complete stranger or the men they love and built their lives with. The three women come together to embark on a hunt for the truth, but they are hardly prepared for what they will discover. Who is the victim, and will justice ultimately be served?
He said, she said. Who do you believe?
Jessica, Stephanie and Priyanka are complete strangers, but they have one thing in common: they’ve each received a letter accusing their husbands of committing a sexual assault more than two decades prior. Is the accusation true or is there more to the story? It was a secret that remained buried for years.
With their worlds suddenly turned upside down, they don’t know who to trust—a complete stranger or the men they love and built their lives with. The three women come together to embark on a hunt for the truth, but they are hardly prepared for what they will discover. Who is the victim, and will justice ultimately be served?
Disclosure of Material: I have received a review copy of this book by the publisher in the form of e-book from NET GALLEY as Advance Reader Copy. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”
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