DianeElizabethTaylor reviewed Two Wives by Helen H. Durrant
Brilliant, Brutal and Brazenly Good!
5 stars
In this gripping domestic thriller, three women are bound by a shared, poisonous target: Elliot, a self-centered surgeon whose brilliance is matched only by his cruelty. The air is thick with a toxic, dual-layered resentment between his wife, Eve, and his ex-wife, Carla. Their relationship is a jagged edge of mutual loathing. Carla sees Eve as the interloper who usurped her life, while Eve views Carla as the bitter ghost she can never outrun. Yet, the true wild card is Jane, the nanny. From her vantage point within the household, Jane has witnessed Elliot’s darkest manipulations and harbors her own searing reasons to see him destroyed. As these three women navigate a web of fractured relationships and betrayal, the narrative explores the devastating cost of seeking protection through revenge. With richly developed characters and a claustrophobic tension that keeps you guessing, the story builds toward a completely unexpected ending. …
In this gripping domestic thriller, three women are bound by a shared, poisonous target: Elliot, a self-centered surgeon whose brilliance is matched only by his cruelty. The air is thick with a toxic, dual-layered resentment between his wife, Eve, and his ex-wife, Carla. Their relationship is a jagged edge of mutual loathing. Carla sees Eve as the interloper who usurped her life, while Eve views Carla as the bitter ghost she can never outrun. Yet, the true wild card is Jane, the nanny. From her vantage point within the household, Jane has witnessed Elliot’s darkest manipulations and harbors her own searing reasons to see him destroyed. As these three women navigate a web of fractured relationships and betrayal, the narrative explores the devastating cost of seeking protection through revenge. With richly developed characters and a claustrophobic tension that keeps you guessing, the story builds toward a completely unexpected ending. An excellently written must-read. I received an advance copy of this book and this is my own opinion.