I have this dream of having a huge online book club for all like minded women who love to read and discuss literature. Word of mouth is one of the most important market factors determining the popularity of a book. In the husbands secret, you follow cecilia, tess and rachel over one lifechanging week. The husbands secret by liane moriarty, paperback barnes. At the heart of the husbands secret is a letter thats no. The husbands secret by liane moriarty demonstrates this power with one of the most entertaining stories i have read in ages. Were heard from a lot of you this month via email and twitter and facebook. Below is the list of discussion points to get the conversation started. As the novel begins, the connections between all three women seem to us tenuous at best, but the husbands secret johnpauls secret is going to have a transformative effect on each and every one of them. The husbands secret by liane moriarty book club discussion. The next meeting of the all good books club is tomorrow, thursday, march 12, 2015 at 7. Johnpaul guards his secret from cecilia until he is forced to admit it. The husbands secret book club discussion questions.
Mar 11, 2015 the next meeting of the all good books club is tomorrow, thursday, march 12, 2015 at 7. Usa today shocking, complex and thoughtprovoking, this is a story reading groups will devour. The husbands secret by liane moriarty, is a story of lies, love, loss and loathing and we were all gripped on this novel on from start to finish. Book summary at the heart of the husbands secret is a letter thats not meant to be read. Liane lives in sydney with her husband, son and daughter.
It starts with a secret, a revelation and a long standing injustice. I actually read most of it at the pool last weekend, so if youve got similar plans today, this may be the one for you its the husbands secret by liane moriarty. Imagine, too, that the letter contains his deepest, darkest. Dorothea benton frank, new york timesbestselling author of the last original wife. Knitting book club the husbands secret third place books. The book revolves mostly around the lives of 3 women and their families, the roads taken by the choices they and their spouses have made whether in secret or not, fate, guilt, and the surprise conclusion if only other decisionsactions had been madetaken. Aug 22, 20 but the husbands secret is not just cecilias story. January s book was the husband s secret by liane mortiary.
The husbands secret is a worldwide bestseller which has sold more than three million copies and been translated into over forty languages. Dorothea benton frank, new york times bestselling author. Dec 01, 2018 tfor this twisted book club, i read the husband s secret written by liane moriarty. As impotent or efficient, faithful and pure, capable or privileged as the characters may at first seem, the members of the sydney, australian community in moriartys book surprise not only the reader with their actions but. Dorothea benton frank, new york times bestselling author this great summer read is hard to put down.
A few questions that may kick off the discussion follow. But the husbands secret is not just cecilias story. The husbands secret is an utterly captivating, addictive. But despite its dopey name, her new novel, the husbands secret, is better described as a comedy of manners and one with a serious undertone. Perhsps it was the cover or its title, but the husband s secret seemed more like a romance novel. Shocking, complex and thoughtprovoking, this is a story reading groups will devour. Apr 15, 2020 in the first episode of the readheads book club, the girls are recapping, discussing and rating the husband s secret by liane moriarty.
Perfect for book clubslots to debate in these pages. The consequences of his secret come full circle in the climax. I started reading the husbands secret but could never find the time to finish it. Welcome to dreams and caffeines very first book club meeting. I loved big little lies so much i listened to it twice, back to back. Aug 02, 20 the husband s secret is the ultimate pageturner.
Imagine, too, that the letter contains his deepest, darkest secretsomething with the potential to destroy not just the life you built together, but the lives of others as well. Perfect for book clubs lots to debate in these pages. They enable reading group members to appreciate their chosen book in greater depth than ever before. The husbands secret by liane moriarty twisted book club. And wow, let me tell you, if youre looking for a book to make you wonder what if. There is a reading guide with eleven questions that delves into some interesting topics including honestly, grief, loss, marriage, ethics, morals, betrayal, social anxiety, forgiveness, and secrets. The genius of the husbands secret is that it makes us start to wonder what in our own lives wouldor would nothave happened if, say, we had waited just five more minutes before we walked out the door, had not said that hurtful thing, had applied a bit of logic to that situation. The husbands secret by liane moriarty sounds awesome in theory. Liane moriary is probably doomed to be forever labeled a writer of chick lit. Book club questions for the husbands secret by liane moriarty. As in her previous books, most successfully what alice forgot, moriarty here wittily and observantly. The husbands secret by liane moriarty spoilers the aries. The end of the novel includes an ironic twist as author moriarty shows how tiny. Kellie put together a powerpoint for the husbands secret that can be used for your book club meeting or you can just read up on the author and many other interesting tid bits from the book.
Need a little inspiration for your book club s next read. The first book selected to read was the husbands secret by liane moriarty below is the list of discussion points to get the conversation started. Jul 30, 20 consider the title the husband s secret. I just finished and it and found some questions from the publisher on the book. It was an absolute hit with our entire book club, with the majority ranking it as their favourite book since our club began over two years ago. Imagine that your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened after his death. The husbands secret question about story if you already read the. Lively will also executive produce the film, with chris weitz, paul weitz, and andrew miano producing via their. Big little lies is now an emmy and golden globewinning hbo series, produced by and starring nicole kidman and reese witherspoon.
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My darling cecilia, if youre reading this, then ive died. The husbands secret by liane moriarty is a modern day take on the story of pandora and her box. In the first moments of the book we are reminded of the story of pandora and the box not to be opened. I doubt i wouldve finished this if it wasnt a book club selection. I would recommend this book to any book club or friend and id love to hear what you thought of this book in the comments.
It details the lives of three women who are impacted by the murder of a teen girl that happened nearly thirty years ago. Oh, and if you are writing your own post please slap the above picture on it somewhere. No, but i would wait and ask my husband about it in person you cant tell anything about what a person is or isnt saying truthfully over the phone. In the first episode of the readheads book club, the girls are recapping, discussing and rating the husband s secret by liane moriarty. Blake lively is set to star in cbs films thriller the husbands secret. Buy a cheap copy of the husbands secret book by liane moriarty. As a group, we highly recommend this book you wont be disappointed. The husbands secret liane moriarty, 20 penguin group usa 416 pp.
All of the major characters have been brought together in. Question about story if you already read the book spoiler alert. The friday morning bookclub met to discuss the husbands secret by liane moriarty. Im predicting that the husband s secret is going to be huge for book clubs. Please be aware that this is a companion guide and does not contain the full text of the novel. The perfect book club is made up of three key things. This month were discussing the husbands secret by liane moriarty cecilia happens upon a letter in the attic addressed to her from her husband, but to be read upon his death.
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