A Perfect Husband
Published on 8. February 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-1-78429-418-2 (ISBN)
Description
'Tackles a difficult subject with a light touch to keep you turning the pages' VERONICA HENRY
A perfect husband
To their friends, Lily and Freddy have a great marriage. He taught her to love again after the death of her first husband. But when Freddy becomes tense and distracted, a life-changing truth is revealed.
A terrible shock
Freddy has built up massive gambling debts that threaten to destroy not only his life but Lily's as well.
Should she go forward - or back?
Her friends and family urge her to forget him and move on - easier said than done. Is her willingness to give him a second chance just down to loyalty? Or is the truth something altogether darker?
'Boyd is terrific at cutting to the quick of modern relationships' WOMAN & HOME
A perfect husband
To their friends, Lily and Freddy have a great marriage. He taught her to love again after the death of her first husband. But when Freddy becomes tense and distracted, a life-changing truth is revealed.
A terrible shock
Freddy has built up massive gambling debts that threaten to destroy not only his life but Lily's as well.
Should she go forward - or back?
Her friends and family urge her to forget him and move on - easier said than done. Is her willingness to give him a second chance just down to loyalty? Or is the truth something altogether darker?
'Boyd is terrific at cutting to the quick of modern relationships' WOMAN & HOME
Reviews / Votes
I was struck by the depth and intelligence with which she tackles a difficult subject but writing with a light touch to keep you turning the pages -- Veronica Henry Boyd is terrific at cutting to the quick of modern relationships * Woman and Home * Hilary Boyd is mistress of the multi-layered story . . . A wonderful and addictive novel * My Weekly *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 129 mm
Width: 197 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78429-418-2 (9781784294182)
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Hilary Boyd trained as a nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital, then as a marriage guidance counselor. After a degree in English Literature at London University in her thirties, she moved into health journalism, writing a Mind, Body, Spirit column for the Daily Express. She published six non-fiction books on health-related subjects before turning to fiction and writing a string of bestsellers, starting with Thursdays in the Park. Hilary is married to film director/producer Don Boyd and lives near Chichester, West Sussex.