The Dream Wife

by Louisa de Lange

'That ending . . . It had me questioning everything!' Elle Croft, bestselling author of The Guilty Wife
'A startling and clever twist' Cara Hunter, bestselling author of In the Dark
'Could-never-have-predicted-that-ending' Good Housekeeping
'Thriller-writing at its best' Daily Mail

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Annie is the dream wife. Mother to two-year-old Johnny and wife to David, she is everything her husband expects her to be - supportive, respectful and mild - but what he expects of her isn't who she truly is.

Annie is a prisoner in her home. Her finances, her routine, her social life are all controlled by him. It's the love for her boy that she lives for, and at night she dreams of a world where she is free.

But Annie is going to fight back.

And you won't believe how she is going to do it . . .

Perfect for fans of Cara Hunter, Linda Green, Laura Marshall, Amy Lloyd, Linda Green, and Claire Allan.

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Readers LOVE The Dream Wife . . .

'A hugely promising debut. Overturns every assumption you have at the beginning in a startling and clever twist' Cara Hunter, bestselling author of In the Dark

'I absolutely raced through it and couldn't put it down! It was so unsettling and had me holding my breath the whole time. And then that ending . . . it had me questioning everything! So clever and twisted and disturbing' Elle Croft, bestselling author of The Guilty Wife

'Loved this thriller . . . kept me hooked to the end'

'Couldn't put this one down. I just had to find out what happened'

'What an ending, I wasn't expecting that'

'And of course, I was very surprised at the end too . . . there is no way you can see it coming'

'This was an absolute blinder and I loved it! Definite contender for my book club and one of my favourite reads this year!'

'Riveting and tense . . . Highly recommended'

'I couldn't put it down'

'I read psychological thrillers all the time and can nearly always guess the ending . . . but not with this book!'

'Terrifyingly well-written'

'This book is incredible . . . a unique story that has you hooked'

'Book arrived Friday afternoon and it was finished by the early hours of Sunday'

'Just when I thought I had a handle on all that was going on, the author threw me a curveball that left me reeling'

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A tense and electrifying novel with a twist that will break your heart. Fans of In the Dark by Cara Hunter, The Girl Before by JP Delaney, The Last Thing She Told Me by Linda Green, Her Name Was Rose by Claire Allan, The Innocent Wife by Amy Lloyd, Our Little Lies by Sue Watson and Behind Closed Doors by BA Paris will love this.

• ISBN10: 144484251X
• ISBN13: 9781444842517
• Publish Date: 1 October 2019 (first published 4 October 2018)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: F A Thorpe (Publishers)
• Imprint: Ulverscroft Ltd
• Edition: Large type / large print edition
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 366
• Language: English

Reviews

[zooloo1983]

Well, what the holy f-…frogs I was going to say frogs! This was a debut book and it blew my mind! Just as you think you know something an author comes along and changes the world as we know it, and in this case the author has blown it up.

Now, this review will be really vague on the plot because you have to read this book, and you have to go in blind. Head has been blown!

Annie and David, the dream couple of the story, have the most beautiful little boy Johnny! But it’s for show, behind closed doors it’s a different story. David is one of the most disgusting, degrading human beings. The hatred I have for that man is astounding. He is controlling of Annie, the things he expects from a “wife”, all encouraged by his mother, were shocking! I kept asking my husband if he agreed with the behaviour. He then jokingly said he expects it from me, well he best be joking! Annie has been isolated by David, no support and she has no family but she has Johnny. The hours she has with that boy are precious, but only once she has done all her chores.

Some parts of this book made for a difficult and uncomfortable read, but dare I say it, it made it that much more riveting because you can not believe what you are reading!

I would love to talk more about the story but I really can’t. What Ms De Lange has done will have you thinking for ages after you have finished the last page, dissecting everything. Her words are powerful and twisty. You really do not see the ending coming…and I LOVED IT!

I will definitely be keeping my eye for more by Louisa for sure, her imagination has no bounds. Everyone once in a while you find little gems of a book like this, where it just excites you to see what is in store for us next. Every page turned I really did not know where we were going or what would happen, and it was that anticipation that drives you through this book. It is a book that starts off as one thing and ends being something completely different! EPIC