![]() ![]() This book will keep you up until the very last page. ‘I read it in one sitting and didn’t get much sleep. Pomare, author of Call Me Evie and In the Clearing The Wife and the Widow cannot be missed.’ J.P. ![]() A gut-punch twist no one will see coming, a plot that hooks from the very first page, and a conclusion that will leave readers breathless. ‘ Given how compulsively readable The Nowhere Child was, claims that The Wife and the Widow is even better will likely be met with scepticism, but for me this is an even more accomplished follow-up. It is a risk that handsomely pays off for the attentive reader.’ Australian Book Review ‘A meditation on grief and trauma as much as it is a gripping novel, The Wife and the Widow is to be especially recommended for its inventiveness and risk-taking in terms of plot. ‘An exciting page-turning thriller with mechanisms that are all but invisible, and pace that is perfectly calibrated.’ The Australian ‘The Wife and the Widow is a ripping page-turner that stays with you long after you put it down.’ Domain ‘Jaw-dropping … one of the best twists I’ve ever read.’ Michael Rowland, ABC News Breakfast I loved it even more than The Nowhere Child’ ‘ is the king of the twist, he’s becoming famous for it. The Wife and the Widow is one of the most original crime novels of the year and White is clearly a rising international star. ‘White is a master of the art of misdirection … he writes like a dream. ![]()
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