My Husband Next Door

by Catherine Alliott

Step into Alliott country with the fabulously funny and wonderfully heartwarming My Husband Next Door.

When Ella married the handsome, celebrated artist Sebastian Montclair at just nineteen she was madly in love. Now, those blissful years of marriage have turned into the very definition of an unconventional set-up. Separated in every way but distance, Sebastian resides in an outhouse across the lawn from Ella's ramshackle farmhouse.

With an ex-husband living under her nose and a home crowded by hostile teenaged children, gender-confused chickens - not to mention her hyper critical mother whose own marriage slips spectacularly off the rails - Ella finds comfort in the company of the very charming gardener, Ludo.

Then out of the blue Sebastian decides to move on, catching Ella horribly unawares. How much longer can she hide from what really destroyed her marriage . . . and the secret she continues to keep?

'I raced through it, completely gripped from start to finish' Daily Mail

'An entertaining read that's as light as the summer breeze' Daily Express

'A captivating and heartwarming tale' Closer

Catherine Alliott is the author of twelve bestselling novels including A Rural Affair, One Day in May, The Secret Life of Evie Hamilton, and A Crowded Marriage. She lives with her family in Hertfordshire.

• ISBN10: 0141047801
• ISBN13: 9780141047805
• Publish Date: 1 August 2013
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 26 June 2014
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Imprint: Michael Joseph Ltd
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 496
• Language: English

Reviews

[SilverThistle]

I had such high hopes for this one but I struggled to get through it. I just couldn't relate to Ella at all. I felt sorry for her but she just struck me as a doormat all the time and I wanted to shake her and tell her to stop being so wet.

Her relationships with her sister, her parents, her children, her husband, her male friend.....it just all began to annoy me. I get it, she was trying to make the best of a bad situation but I just could not commiserate with her at all. There were a couple of side stories that I really enjoyed but mostly I was lukewarm for Ella and her problems.

Note: I received a free copy of this title from the publisher.