The Second Wife
  • Published: 2 August 2007
  • ISBN: 9780141926360
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 384

The Second Wife

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Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman and The Good Wife have each sold over 150,000 copies to date

What happens when the mistress gets her man?

Against the odds, that's what happened to Minty. She stole her best friend Rose's husband Nathan and made him her own. But now that she's got what she wanted - marriage, kids, a family home - she's discovering a few things she didn't bargain on: the cold shoulder from Nathan's other family, her husband's middle age and growing distance...and accepting that first wives don't just go away.

What's more, age brings one or two other problems for Minty. Problems that will lead her back to the one person she really doesn't want to face...
  • Published: 2 August 2007
  • ISBN: 9780141926360
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 384
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About the author

Elizabeth Buchan

Elizabeth Buchan lives in London with her husband and two children and worked in publishing for several years. During this time, she wrote her first books, which included a biography for children: Beatrix Potter: The Story of the Creator of Peter Rabbit (Frederick Warne). Her first novel for adults, Daughters of the Storm, was set during the French Revolution. Her second, Light of the Moon, took as its subject a female undercover agent operating in occupied France during the Second World War. Her third novel, Consider the Lily, described by the Sunday Times as 'the literary equivalent of the English country garden' and by the Independent as 'a gorgeously well-written tale: funny, sad, sophisticated', won the 1994 Romantic Novel of the Year Award. An international bestseller, there are over 320,000 copies in print in the UK. Her subsequent novel, Perfect Love, was described as 'a powerful story: wise, observant, deeply-felt, with elements that all women will recognize with a smile - or a shudder'. Against Her Nature, published in 1998, was described as 'a modern day Vanity Fair . . . brilliantly done', and Secrets of the Heart was praised by the Mail on Sunday as 'a finely written, highly intelligent romance, without any of the slushiness usually associated with the genre'. Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman has been described by The Times as 'Wise, melancholy, funny and sophisticated . . .' Her most recent novel is The Good Wife.

Also by Elizabeth Buchan

The New Mrs Clifton
I Can't Begin to Tell You
Daughters
Separate Beds
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
That Certain Age
The Good Wife
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Praise for The Second Wife

Beautifully written and well-crafted, the characters of Natalie, Rachel, Sadie and Alex stayed with me long after I finished reading and I resented anything that stopped me from getting back to them. I read it in two days, though I would have read it in one if I could!

Sandie Jones, author of THE OTHER WOMAN

A mesmerising, beautifully-written domestic thriller that really stands out from the crowd. I flew through it.

Mark Edwards, author of FOLLOW YOU HOME

Engrossing, original and hugely enjoyable.

Emma Curtis, author of THE NIGHT YOU LEFT

A fabulous read.

Woman & Home

A menacing new thriller . . . Expect to be gripped!

That's Life!

A domestic noir to race through.

Sunday Mirror

Enjoyably twisty.

Observer

A tense and suspenseful domestic thriller . . . will linger with you long after you finish the final page.

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