The Soulmate - Sally Hepworth

 The Soulmate - Sally Hepworth

Publication Date: April 4, 2023

She read

Gabe, Pippa, and their two young daughters have moved to what they thought was their dream “cliff” house along the coast.  Unfortunately, the cliff is a location that has been the scene of suicides in the past, although Gabe has successfully talked some of the potential victims “off the ledge”.  One night, a woman appears on the cliff.  Gabe rushes to her, but she goes over the side.  Gabe’s intervention looked suspicious to Pippa, but she keeps those thoughts to herself.  When she discovers that the fatality was known to Gabe, years of secrets, bad behavior, and denial unravel.

The story is told in three timelines…now, then, after and 2 POVs. There are complex relations full of intrigue in this engrossing read.  Hepworth knows how to hold readers’ attention. There are twists and turns as secrets are revealed.  There is also a lot unsaid about what women will overlook to stay in a marriage, even one that is not healthy for them, as well as the toll of mental illness on families. 

It did annoy me that both main female characters turn a blind eye to many warning signs with their husbands, but I guess we all do that at one point or another.  

This is the second book I have read by Hepworth and have enjoyed both of them.  She is becoming a favorite author for me.

Thanks to #netgalley and #stmartinspress for the ARC

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