The Husband's Secret by Lianne Moriarty

At the heart of the Husband’s Secret is a letter which is not meant to be read until its author is dead…

Cecilia lives a charmed and ordered life. She is the mother of three girls and the wife of John-Paul. She has a beautiful home, she is a successful business women and a pillar of her community. While in the attic she discovers a letter, written to her by John Paul, but only to be opened in the event of his death. Eventually she decides to open it, only to find that it is a confession to a terrible mistake. Cecilia feels angry and betrayed, but wants to do the right thing. Should she stay silent and protect her family or should she reveal her husband’s secret and wreck the lives of her family as well as those of others?

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