From Rosie Walsh, the author of the million copy bestselling sensation The Man Who Didn't Call, comes another OMG love story, The Love of My Life.
'Dazzling' - Lisa Jewell, author of None of This is True
'I couldn't put it down' - Jane Fallon, author of Over Sharing
'An absolute triumph' - Jill Mansell, author of Promise Me
'It made me cry, smile and hug my own loved ones a little tighter' - Beth O'Leary, author of The Flatshare
I have held you every night for ten years and I didn't even know your name. We have a child together. A dog, a house.
Who are you?
Emma loves her husband Leo and their young daughter Ruby: she'd do anything for them. But almost everything she's told them about herself is a lie.
And she might just have got away with it, if it weren't for her husband's job. Leo is an obituary writer and Emma is a well-known marine biologist. So, when she suffers a serious illness, Leo copes by doing what he knows best - reading and writing about her life. But as he starts to unravel her past, he discovers the woman he loves doesn't really exist. Even her name is a fiction.
When the very darkest moments of Emma's past life finally emerge, she must somehow prove to Leo that she really is the woman he always thought she was . . . But first, she must tell him about the love of her other life.
'Stunning' - Daily Mail
'A winning combination of big emotions and didn't-see-that-coming twist' - Good Housekeeping
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This is the story of the secrets within a marriage, told with real insight and compassion. The writing is vivid and tender, the plot so skilfully constructed, I couldn't turn the pages fast enough and the characters have stayed with me, long after reaching the end -- Lucy Diamond, author of <i>Anything Could Happen</i> The Love of my Life is an extraordinary novel. Rosie Walsh combines the emotional punch of the best of romance with the page-turning twists of the most masterful thrillers. I was torn between pausing to weep, and ploughing on to solve the mysteries -- Clare Pooley, author of <i>The Authenticity Project</i> Formidably complex and fiendishly clever, The Love of My Life takes the emotional thriller to a whole new level. Both haunting and gripping, it's a novel as full of twists as it is heart, a gorgeously smart exploration of memory, mystery, and the devotion we show to the people we love. A breathtaking novel from a superbly talented author. -- Emma Stonex, author of <i>The Lamplighters</i> Walsh's hugely compelling The Love of My Life instantly pulls you deep into the interior of a marriage. Part thriller, part mystery, part heart-wrenching love story, this is a treasure for book clubs everywhere -- Ashley Audrain, author of <i>The Push</i> Brilliantly plotted and beautifully written, what really elevates Rosie Walsh's book above the competition is the characters. Contradictory, flawed and entirely human, I loved and rooted for them like real people -- Kate Riordan, author of <i>The Heatwave</i> Even more addictive than The Man Who Didn't Call. Another winner -- Joanna Nadin, author of <i>The Double Life of Daisy Hemmings</i> The Love of My Life is a poignant love story, a propulsive mystery and a cautionary tale about the secrets we keep. I couldn't put it down -- Greer Hendricks, author of <i>The Wife Between Us</i> Perfection. Every word. Every moment. Every emotion. Brave, heart-breaking, and hopeful. A breathtaking story -- Lucy Clarke, author of <i>The Castaways</i> The Love of My Life is a rare book indeed, as heartbreaking as it is life-affirming, and as gripping as any thriller . . . I loved it -- Emylia Hall, author of <i>The Thousand Lights Hotel</i> I've just finished this new masterpiece by Rosie Walsh and feel like I can't really catch my breath. What writing, and what a complicated, beautiful story -- Lucy Vine, author of <i>Bad Choices</i> An absolute triumph -- Jill Mansell, author of <i>Promise Me</i> My favourite kind of thriller - gripping, heartbreaking and impossible to put down -- Laura Dave, author of <i>The Last Thing He Told Me</i> A gorgeous, deeply satisfying novel. Deliciously written, big-hearted, and gripping - with some blinding twists! - this novel has all the feels, and then some. I absolutely loved it -- Eve Chase, author of <i>The Glass House</i> Wow, this book! With The Love of my Life Rosie Walsh has achieved a very rare thing: a totally heart-rending love story that is also a page-turning thriller - how does she do it?!?! Addictive, moving, totally unputdownable. It really is superb and has Netflix series written all over it -- Katy Regan, author of <i>How To Find Your Way Home</i> Read it and never look at your husband or wife in quite the same way again. The Love of My Life has a genius premise that shoots straight to the heart of one of life's great unanswered conundrums: can you ever truly trust anyone? I lapped it up - then gave my husband some serious side-eye! -- Jade Beer, author of <i>The Last Dress from Paris</i>
Rosie Walsh has lived and travelled all over the world, working as a documentary producer and writer. The Love of My Life is her second novel under her own name; The Man Who Didn't Call, which was her first, sold over a million copies worldwide.
She lives in Devon with her partner and two children.
